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Car dealer protectionism has nothing to do with the US Congress. Citizens United doesn't make it easier to bribe politicians, the entire point of PACs running
by bcoates 13y ago
Car dealer protectionism has nothing to do with the US Congress.
Citizens United doesn't make it easier to bribe politicians, the entire point of PACs running ads is to lobby voters directly instead of the traditional method of bribing legislators.
- Florin_Andrei 13y agoAs long as anyone is allowed to give money to particular politicians and parties, as long as the entire political process is not funded exclusively from public money, then money will keep ruling the land.
- humanrebar 13y agoAs long as there's money in manipulating the government, then money will manipulate the government, whether it's through campaign donations, bribery, cronyism, or something else.
- nsxwolf 13y agoMaybe the real problem is that so many people are susceptible to cheesy attack ads from PACs. Maybe we should try to fix that instead.
- Florin_Andrei 13y agoI agree that would solve a lot of problems, but it amounts to somehow shifting the IQ gauss curve for the whole population to the right a few dozen points. How would you go about accomplishing it?