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[-] Kalkaline@leminal.space 82 points 1 day ago

It's absurd that politicians are allowed to accept campaign contributions from individuals and corporations. Campaigns should be publicly funded.

[-] Omgarm@lemmy.world 33 points 1 day ago

The corporations is especially crazy. An individual supporting the democratic process makes sense. They are the ones voting. But a business doesn't vote.

[-] pennomi@lemmy.world 26 points 1 day ago

An individual supporting with hard limits to prevent a plutocracy makes sense.

[-] FundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago)

Maximum monthly donation should be tied to minimum wage for 1 day of work. Realistically, who (unless you’ve got malicious intent or you’re rich as fuck, in which case I’ll assume malicious intent), is going to donate more than 1-20th of their income to a political party. Want to donate more? Choose a charity instead.

(And a bonus) this law would probably break the gridlock on increasing minimum wage.

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