hankypinky, that is a good solution, but it only really adresses one part of the problem. another way politicians are bought is by giving them jobs and speaking fees after they retire from politics. it is fairly common, and if money is no longer allowed to corrupt in an election, more of it will be waiting for the politicians when they leave office.
the more i dwell on issues like this, the more socialism looks attractive. you can't stop obscenely rich people from buying people off, but you can stop someone from becoming obscenely rich.
I think inheritance should be a key focus on fixing the wealth gap.
A few systems I've thought of while reading could probably work.
Anyway, a system in which one works for the wealth, never being granted a grain unless he worked for it, would be the goal of capitalism. So naturally, we should try to divide up the deceased rich's deaths to the general public, leaving a small percentage to the natural inheritors out of respect. Would keep down big businesses by making those companies' wealth constantly shifting to smaller ones. Not sure if something like this is already in use?
As an outsider, there's 2 things I find odd about the USA's politics. Such as, why do you judge your leaders on how patriotic they are? or what religion they are? Why does that stuff matter? It just seems a bit silly.
Such as, why do you judge your leaders on how patriotic they are? or what religion they are? Why does that stuff matter? It just seems a bit silly.
Well the patriotism part is important because you can't really expect someone to do a good job if they don't even care about/like the country they're supposed to be leading.
As for the religion part I don't really know. I can still remember people going, "Oh my God, Mormons! Polygamy!" whenever Mitt Romney became a candidate, which seemed really silly to me. Don't get me wrong Romney had his flaws, but why focus on his Mormonism?
