I used to think that the best (and only real effective) way to get money out of politics was to get the power out of politics. If the government can't subsidise companies/sectors, protectionism shrinks. Wherever there's opportunity for influence to be bought, I thought, money would find a way.
Recently there was an article on here that had a different opinion -- that there's really surprisingly little money in US politics. Worth a read:
I used to think that the best (and only real effective) way to get money out of politics was to get the power out of politics. If the government can't subsidise companies/sectors, protectionism shrinks. Wherever there's opportunity for influence to be bought, I thought, money would find a way.
Recently there was an article on here that had a different opinion -- that there's really surprisingly little money in US politics. Worth a read:
https://slatestarcodex.com/2019/09/18/too-much-dark-money-in...
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21012637