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Originally Posted by timj219
It is because the huge cost of getting elected precludes the candidacy of any but the corrupt.
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Are you reading what I'm writing? I already told you:
this is because voters keep voting for the guy with the best suits and the most advertisements!
I don't believe there is a law on the books that says you have to have a few million dollars to get elected.
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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.
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Voters can vote for ANYONE! I believe the requirements are a certain age and natural-born citizenship. Nowhere does it say you have to have good advertising campaigns and lots of money!
That is a symptom of a retarded voting population! It's in the hands of the voters.
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Over time voters come to believe they cannot affect the process and lose interest which exacerbates the problem.
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Actually, that IS the problem: voters who think there are only two possible candidates and that voting for someone who isn't one of the two retards is "throwing your vote away."
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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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And you get rid of the rest, or most of the rest, by electing semi-honest officials.
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