• TheMage@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    So - the elected representatives means the “usual” politicians? See, the problem is that means we are right where we are now with zillions of dollars being pissed away on “stuff” that a lot of us disagree with. I dont disagree that wealth is too accumulated up top, but I disagree that someone like gets to decide. And, if they are elected, that means those that fund their campaigns get more “say” than anyone else does.

    So, instead of taxes and wealth confiscation, we encourage businesses to pay more through tax relief that has to go directly to payroll? Maybe make it so a certain % of profits must be used for raises and bonuses? Stuff like that sounds better to me than some Washington boob deciding that money Ive earned out to be spent on xxxxx pet project.

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        1 year ago

        Love to get money out of politics but politics sort of is money. It will always be driven by money. Sucks.

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          It doesn’t have to be. We can have fair elections where every candidate gets the same exposure via a public fund specifically for elections. Outlaw lobbying and pacs and have every candidate just debate/speak on stream