Chicken and egg. Incumbents, the only people capable of taking money out of politics (short of some kind of revolution) enjoy the status quo too much to change it.
You can only take money out of politics after you've taken money out of politics
Re:RIP Turkey, 1921 – 2017
by Profragile on Monday April 17, 2017 @02:08PM
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So do you agree that unless the money is out of politics, participating in voting is futile?
I view your question as "do you agree that since you can't cure cancer, you shouldn't take painkillers or symptom treatments." No, I don't agree. It's just that instead of casting it as the state of being that you are powerless, it is instead that you should fight back.
The answer is it does matter, and that you have such little influence is a failure of the system. I'm not talking about one vote, it's that some individuals have more influence over politicians due to their campaign donations. That is unacceptable.
The answer once again is get money out of politics.