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Re: Should companies be allowed to give money to campaigns?
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Originally Posted by Slon
Then that is because voters are interested in electing said sellouts. I guess you'll just have to vote on candidates based on merit rather than party affiliations and "lesser evil" mentality.
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It is because the huge cost of getting elected precludes the candidacy of any but the corrupt. When all the candidates with the wherewithal to mount an effective campaign are bought and paid for, voters are left with little to choose between them. Over time voters come to believe they cannot affect the process and lose interest which exacerbates the problem.
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Maybe they won't stop right away, but corruptibility will be reduced due to the simple fact that there is less to corrupt. The rest of the subsidies will need to be done away with by electing good politicians, rather than sellouts.
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Maybe they won't stop it ever since even the most pie in the sky scenario still leaves government with vast quantities of money.
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