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>With the important difference that the price is non-negotiable, and set by the service provider alone. Hunh? Most (all) of the states involved have some form
by jsprogrammer 12y ago
>With the important difference that the price is non-negotiable, and set by the service provider alone.
Hunh? Most (all) of the states involved have some form of democratic government don't they? I know some of them still have monarchs (why?), but I believe their policy makers are elected by the general population, are they not?
- wtbob 12y agoDemocracy is a pack of wolves voting on which sheep to have for dinner. Now, what I'd like to see is each person's vote multiplied by the amount he pays in taxes (all taxes: property, sales, income &c.). That would be fair, and it'd give an incentive to pay up too.
- jevgeni 12y agoWhich is even more cut throat, since you're basically selling political power: rich people would be able to afford way more, than the poor.
- avn2109 12y agoFair point, but it seems relevant to acknowledge that the American campaign finance system as presently organized is exactly isomorphic to the "selling political power" you mention above.