jeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world · 2 months agoElon Musk steps up political giving with six-figure donation to House Republicanswww.politico.comexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkElon Musk steps up political giving with six-figure donation to House Republicanswww.politico.comjeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square4fedilink
minus-squareKalkaline @leminal.spacelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoIt’s absurd that politicians are allowed to accept campaign contributions from individuals and corporations. Campaigns should be publicly funded.
minus-squareTallonMetroid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-22 months agoCampaigns being explicitly publicly funded would also have the benefit that if the fatcats want to contribute more*, they’d need to pay more taxes! *while still not getting to choose who they’re actually contributing to, because eat the rich
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoIt also stops what is going on right now thanks to Citizens United- foreign dark money coming in to influence elections. Because Russia is very likely pumping a lot of money into U.S. elections and they’re probably not the only one. It’s legal, so why not?
minus-squareDancingBear@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down1·2 months agoIsrael definitely is
It’s absurd that politicians are allowed to accept campaign contributions from individuals and corporations. Campaigns should be publicly funded.
Campaigns being explicitly publicly funded would also have the benefit that if the fatcats want to contribute more*, they’d need to pay more taxes!
*while still not getting to choose who they’re actually contributing to, because eat the rich
It also stops what is going on right now thanks to Citizens United- foreign dark money coming in to influence elections.
Because Russia is very likely pumping a lot of money into U.S. elections and they’re probably not the only one. It’s legal, so why not?
Israel definitely is