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Re: Should companies be allowed to give money to campaigns?
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Originally Posted by Slon
Or you can just stop electing corrupt politicians. I'd say a step in the right direction would be to elect a reasonably honest libertarian, or libertarians, and go from there. A government too small to give subsidies to corporations wouldn't be able to do it no matter how corrupt it becomes at any point. I suggest getting rid of Presidents who support wars of aggression, huge military, any welfare (including corporate welfare), and just leave the basics, like a defensive army, federal police force, government official salaries, judicial salaries and upkeep, etc...
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There is no such thing a non-corrupt national or state level politician. Anyone who is willing to do what it takes to be elected to those offices has already "sold out".
Any government which provides for the defense of the country will already have enough money to attract the vultures. So there is no such thing a national government "too small to give subsidies".
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