jeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world · 6 hours agoElon Musk steps up political giving with six-figure donation to House Republicanswww.politico.comexternal-linkmessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up1115arrow-down13
arrow-up1112arrow-down1external-linkElon Musk steps up political giving with six-figure donation to House Republicanswww.politico.comjeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world · 6 hours agomessage-square12fedilink
minus-squareKalkaline @leminal.spacelinkfedilinkarrow-up30arrow-down1·5 hours agoIt’s absurd that politicians are allowed to accept campaign contributions from individuals and corporations. Campaigns should be publicly funded.
minus-squareTallonMetroid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·edit-24 hours agoCampaigns being explicitly publicly funded would also have the benefit that if the fatcats want to contribute more*, they’d need to pay more taxes! *while still not getting to choose who they’re actually contributing to, because eat the rich
minus-squareOmgarm@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up13·5 hours agoThe corporations is especially crazy. An individual supporting the democratic process makes sense. They are the ones voting. But a business doesn’t vote.
minus-squarePennomi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·5 hours agoAn individual supporting with hard limits to prevent a plutocracy makes sense.
minus-squarethemadcodger@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·4 hours agoBut won’t someone think of the poor corporations?! What about their free speech? Roberts, probably. I didn’t actually read citizens united.
minus-squarebreadsmasher@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 hours agoIll believe corporations are “people” when one gets executed
minus-squarekn0wmad1c@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 hours agoAmerica has been an oligarchy since corporations were given lobby rights into politics.
It’s absurd that politicians are allowed to accept campaign contributions from individuals and corporations. Campaigns should be publicly funded.
Campaigns being explicitly publicly funded would also have the benefit that if the fatcats want to contribute more*, they’d need to pay more taxes!
*while still not getting to choose who they’re actually contributing to, because eat the rich
The corporations is especially crazy. An individual supporting the democratic process makes sense. They are the ones voting. But a business doesn’t vote.
An individual supporting with hard limits to prevent a plutocracy makes sense.
But won’t someone think of the poor corporations?! What about their free speech?
Ill believe corporations are “people” when one gets executed
America has been an oligarchy since corporations were given lobby rights into politics.