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fc417fc802yesterday at 10:12 PM1 replyview on HN

1% of the vote isn't all that significant. It's the money that creates the problem.


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rootusrootustoday at 12:36 AM

Yes, part of the solution could be strongly curtailing how we apply the first amendment to political spending. Maybe elections should all be taxpayer funded, access to media guaranteed, etc. And if we do allow donations, it has to be something fairly trivial. Maximum $50 or something per person regardless of net worth.

The unregulated, unlimited money situation we have now is a big part of the problem.