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Re:US is an oligarchy, not a democracy (2014) by jryan49 on Thursday January 10, 2019 @03:22PM (#18877696)
Maybe first start with laws to make lobbying illegal (corporate donations/favors), and axe corporate person-hood.
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Re:US is an oligarchy, not a democracy (2014) by baragiola on Thursday January 10, 2019 @03:27PM (#18877734)
Lobbying happens everywhere. Having it legalized makes it more transparent and helps you voting next elections. In my country it's illegal yet they do it behind the curtains
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Re:US is an oligarchy, not a democracy (2014) by acali on Thursday January 10, 2019 @03:50PM (#18877998)
Same with campaign funding laws. I'd rather there be almost no laws but full transparency. How do you measure the funding impact of constant press coverage?
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Re:US is an oligarchy, not a democracy (2014) by jryan49 on Thursday January 10, 2019 @05:24PM (#18878916)
Things are transparent now, and it's not working well enough. People don't have time to care or worry about who is funding whom.
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