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I'm curious how you envision money ever leaving politics. I hear this phrase often and every time I do it feels more and more nonsensical. Politics is what we c

I'm curious how you envision money ever leaving politics. I hear this phrase often and every time I do it feels more and more nonsensical. Politics is what we call the social aspect of resource management (it's often called "political economy" for this reason). The only way I can see to remove money from politics is to create a society that has no money at all. I assume that isn't what you mean?

steveBK123 5mo ago
Right it seems like one of those libertarian perfect-world talking points that ignores the impossibility of implementation. There's so many indirect ways of influencing politics given lots of money - alternative media, buying out local news, controlling national news.. making entertainment media of your own ideology. Fund interesting groups around particular topics. Give poor Ivy League grads a job and groom them for higher office.. oh wait.
wat10000 5mo ago
I'm sure it can't be removed entirely, but we could, for example, start imprisoning people who give or accept bribes.
- bdangubic 5mo ago
  We already do that. - Bob Menendez (Senator) - Randy Cunningham (Congressman) - William J. Jefferson (Congressman) - James Traficant (Congressman) And a bunch more at more "local" level...
  - wat10000 5mo ago
    Anything recent? The practice seems to have fallen off in recent years.
    - huhkerrf 5mo ago
      My dude, Menendez was imprisoned in 2025...
      - wat10000 5mo ago
        Still doesn't seem to be happening as much as it should lately. We have worse things being done by people currently in office. Maybe I should ask, any recent Republican examples?
        bdangubic 5mo ago
        it just seems that way. there are things that are legal and there are things that are illegal. outside our Lord King DJT, if you break the law and this can be proven in a court of law, you are going to prison.
  - selfhoster1312 5mo ago
    If we already did that, half of governemnt members across the globe would be in prison. And as much as i would enjoy to see all french politicians rot in jail, i don't think that's happening anytime soon.

steveBK123 5mo ago

Right it seems like one of those libertarian perfect-world talking points that ignores the impossibility of implementation. There's so many indirect ways of influencing politics given lots of money - alternative media, buying out local news, controlling national news.. making entertainment media of your own ideology. Fund interesting groups around particular topics. Give poor Ivy League grads a job and groom them for higher office.. oh wait.

wat10000 5mo ago

I'm sure it can't be removed entirely, but we could, for example, start imprisoning people who give or accept bribes.

bdangubic 5mo ago
We already do that. - Bob Menendez (Senator) - Randy Cunningham (Congressman) - William J. Jefferson (Congressman) - James Traficant (Congressman) And a bunch more at more "local" level...
- wat10000 5mo ago
  Anything recent? The practice seems to have fallen off in recent years.
  - huhkerrf 5mo ago
    My dude, Menendez was imprisoned in 2025...
    - wat10000 5mo ago
      Still doesn't seem to be happening as much as it should lately. We have worse things being done by people currently in office. Maybe I should ask, any recent Republican examples?
      - bdangubic 5mo ago
        it just seems that way. there are things that are legal and there are things that are illegal. outside our Lord King DJT, if you break the law and this can be proven in a court of law, you are going to prison.
- selfhoster1312 5mo ago
  If we already did that, half of governemnt members across the globe would be in prison. And as much as i would enjoy to see all french politicians rot in jail, i don't think that's happening anytime soon.