> If it was that simple then this problem would be solved.
Only if you see the world in black and white.
My thesis is that money is a corrupting influence in politics, but is not the main driver of it.
Meanwhile, money is the only influence in corporate ownership. Which is, incidentally, why most people with money do everything in their power to try to convince us that the solution to all the problems they cause is to move more power out of democratic institutions, and into corporate ones.
> Clearly most voters (in your opinion) want a higher minimum wage, UBI, and greater corporate taxation.
What on earth made you think this?
I said that the politicians that get elected vaguely, in aggregate, share the views of their constituents, and you're not going to tell me the deep south in aggregate wants any of these things. It does, however, want a lot of people who talk a lot about Jesus in government, and, well, their ballot results definitely deliver them.
If you believe my thesis is wrong, roughly how much money do you think will get someone like AOC elected in a district in rural Oklahoma? Or MTG in NY's 14th district?
Only if you see the world in black and white.
My thesis is that money is a corrupting influence in politics, but is not the main driver of it.
Meanwhile, money is the only influence in corporate ownership. Which is, incidentally, why most people with money do everything in their power to try to convince us that the solution to all the problems they cause is to move more power out of democratic institutions, and into corporate ones.
> Clearly most voters (in your opinion) want a higher minimum wage, UBI, and greater corporate taxation.
What on earth made you think this?
I said that the politicians that get elected vaguely, in aggregate, share the views of their constituents, and you're not going to tell me the deep south in aggregate wants any of these things. It does, however, want a lot of people who talk a lot about Jesus in government, and, well, their ballot results definitely deliver them.
If you believe my thesis is wrong, roughly how much money do you think will get someone like AOC elected in a district in rural Oklahoma? Or MTG in NY's 14th district?