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Democracy 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 tax
by wtbob 12y ago
Democracy 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.