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Oh no! Established politicians! They know how the government works, and could possibly be effective. We can't let them get reelected! I joke, but the current s
by throw4847285 2y ago
Oh no! Established politicians! They know how the government works, and could possibly be effective. We can't let them get reelected!
I joke, but the current system is so much more vastly corrupt than this imagined scenario where small potatoes money gets handed out equally to all candidates in a race, that I just can't really imagine what your actual nightmare scenario might be.
- snowwrestler 2y agoThe nightmare scenario is that the money is not handed out equally to all candidates. If corrupt incumbent politicians have complete control of the finances of an election, how could they be held accountable? Anyone wanting to run against them on this issue would simply be denied the money to do so.
- drawkward 2y ago>If corrupt incumbent politicians have complete control of the finances of an election, how could they be held accountable? The exact same way any relief is sought against the government: the court system.
- snowwrestler 2y agoOk, and who appoints the judges? And who is responsible for enforcing court decisions?
- drawkward 2y agoThe government is not the conspiracy your post requires it to be.
- snowwrestler 2y agoI agree that our current government is not. But what you are proposing is a different government, one in which leaders could operate without the primary accountability that they face now: that anyone can organize a campaign against them.
- drawkward 2y agoThe barriers you cite already exist. There are plenty of rules ablout what must do to get on the ballot, yet somehow new politicians still get into politics.