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The trouble with the micro-payments (micro, campaign-funding-wise) is that they are not vetted in the same way that larger payments are. Pardon my ignorance, bu
by oinksoft 14y ago
The trouble with the micro-payments (micro, campaign-funding-wise) is that they are not vetted in the same way that larger payments are. Pardon my ignorance, but would it not be trivial for a foreign entity to take advantage of this and create a great many small payments from disparate sources (prepaid credit cards and such)? I understand there was some minor hand-wringing over this prospect in the most recent US presidential election.
- johnrgrace 14y agoOr they could become a major investor in a company which has "free speach rights" and just write one big check. I expect in 2016 some country is going to decide that they should just spend a few hundred million dollars to get the foreign policy they want.
- illuminate 14y agoRight, I find that a more likely end, if it's not already being employed.