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Originally posted by filtherton
If were expressing interest in votes not being bought, we might as well eliminate any king of campaign contributions that don't come directly from the state. The problem as i see it, is that american politics is now doomed to chase the carrot hanging from the stick of big business. If you're going to discuss the faults of the american system you can't do so without mentioning the fact that american democracy is the best money can buy and still pretend to be remotely objective.
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buy good government is itself a problem. I would go further and eliminate all campaign contributions except modest ones from private citizens. Let candidates run on the strength of their own ideas and convictions, not the amount of money they raise or how much corporate butt they kiss. Let there be frequent televised debates leading up to election day instead of slick million-dollar commercials designed to sell an image rather than a substantive platform.
Let's face it, what are campaign contributions used for anyway, if not to pay for the expensive Madison Avenue-style glitz and spin? I frankly find it insulting to the voters' intelligence that candidates are sold to the public using the same tactics that are used to sell laundry detergent. Perhaps that is one of the hazards of living in a cult of consumerism, but it's no way for a free people to choose a government.