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Re:The Faux Generosity of the Super-Wealthy: Why Bill Gates ... by the_optimist on Wednesday May 26, 2021 @02:18AM (#27287022)
Can you please kindly tell us how it works? I’ve seen some pretty remarkable interactions between wealthy people and, say, for example, the US State Department.
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Re:The Faux Generosity of the Super-Wealthy: Why Bill Gates ... by froh on Wednesday May 26, 2021 @07:09AM (#27288931)
oh how I wish I could... I agree there is an asymetry in influence of "the wealthy" to "legislation", compared to the influence of "the many", especially in the US.

yet it's not as simple as Bill calls Angie and then Angie makes a bill for bill.

some things that help "the many" are proportional representation (in contrast to fptp based systems) and popular vote, see Switzerland, Sweden, Denmark, Netherlands...

I wonder what it takes short of a war to get such dramatic improvements into an established democracy?

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