alt Hacker NewsWe should really come up with a system where the entire population chips in a little bit of money and we hire some lobbyists to represent us.
We should really come up with a system where the entire population chips in a little bit of money and we hire some lobbyists to represent us.
This assumes enough of the small dollar population agrees on anything to meaningfully compete on the cost of buying.
They may on paper, but of course a lot of money goes to dividing us up come election time. What you are suggesting is no shortcut - it would rather be almost like inventing an alternative political party.