Maybe companies that receive government funds (say, if government contracts comprise more than 30% of their annual revenue) they shouldn’t be allowed to make donations to political campaigns.
Maybe political campaigns should be 100% publicly funded, with entry based on a sufficient number of signatures on a petition. Say 1% of the constituency for an elected position.
That’s a really good point, they’re just giving the government its own money back to it. And if they aren’t, then why are they being subsidized in the first place?
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dylanmorgan@slrpnk.net · 45 pts · 1y
Maybe companies that receive government funds (say, if government contracts comprise more than 30% of their annual revenue) they shouldn’t be allowed to make donations to political campaigns.
Maybe political campaigns should be 100% publicly funded, with entry based on a sufficient number of signatures on a petition. Say 1% of the constituency for an elected position.
Soup@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 1y
That’s a really good point, they’re just giving the government its own money back to it. And if they aren’t, then why are they being subsidized in the first place?
Makeitstop@lemmy.world · 22 pts · 1y
Don't worry, Musk just promised to fund 'moderate' challengers in democrat primaries.
And I mean, why wouldn't he? He could throw tens of millions at every single federal election and not even notice the cost.
CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 11 pts · 1y
It's absolutely sickening just how cheap our reps are.
AmosBurton_ThatGuy@lemmy.ca · 13 pts · 1y
Even more sickening is how filthy rich that sub human piece of shit is.
Imagine being worth almost half a fucking trillion dollars and still not being satisfied. Words can't express how much I hate these parasites.
homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 1y
One reason I wish SpaceX ill.
daddy32@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 1y
Nice that US has records of (some of) the bribes politicians receive. Seems very modern and transparent.
pyre@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 1y
it's the bribes of the future!
Snapz@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 1y
Is this corporate donations or are the employees this fucking far gone with their individual political donations?
thedoctor692@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
What site is this? I didn't know such a thing existed
binomialchicken@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 1 pts · 1y
Links are in the sidebar for this community
thedoctor692@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
Thanks