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[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That’s an excellent argument to restructure your electoral system. Most other countries don’t allow rich people to buy politicians. It’s not an argument against inequality specifically. Democracy is how you affect change. If you want money out of politics, vote for it. Start with local elections. One of the most promising trends I’ve seen in American electoral reform is single transferable voting (STV). Of course entrenched parties on both sides resist it when they have a commanding lead, but with enough grassroots support, it will become the norm in primaries in our lifetime. This means, for example, Bernie Sanders getting the nomination instead of Hillary Clinton. How much different would America and the world be if that had happened?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Most other countries don’t allow rich people to buy politicians.

Billionaires can always find ways to bankroll their ideology, even if they can't buy elected officials directly.