10-21-2016, 03:49 PM
I don't see publicly funded elections changing much - the real grift and cronyism comes in the way of joining corporate or becoming a lobbyist after a political career....or getting paid millions for speeches and books.
The only real path to change is term limits to keep power from being concentrated among career politicians - that's the real influence for sale, and those transactions really aren't deposits to a campaign account.
And if you really want to screw-up the economy, handcuff the corporations from any defense/intervention against disastrously ignorant pandering and demagoguing - the corruption and negative externalities cut both ways.
The only real path to change is term limits to keep power from being concentrated among career politicians - that's the real influence for sale, and those transactions really aren't deposits to a campaign account.
And if you really want to screw-up the economy, handcuff the corporations from any defense/intervention against disastrously ignorant pandering and demagoguing - the corruption and negative externalities cut both ways.
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