Yes?

Which is still a perverse incentive structure

Can you see how utterly authoritarian your take is?

dude congress has a 15% approval rating

yet dems and repubs get all the vote still

so your thesis is false

Doesn't matter. Only matters how they fare compared to the opposition

they keep voting for the same idiots

thats my point

Right, so how do you fix that system? Money out of politics doesn't solve the whole problem

people have a limited perception on alternatives, so they vote against their interests time and time again for the same shit parties

Yes

money out of politics is the main barrier dude

its not the whole thing

but its *THE* incentive structure which makes the most difference

And getting a sweetheart deal upon retirement isn't an incentive O__o?

political campaigns have to be publically funded 100%

I mean

ban that shit dude

unfunded liabilities make up most of the debt

_government_ unfunded liabilities

No, lack of civic knowledge and general apathy is the main problem. Lack of an American social foundation on a community level is fucking your country m8

So we should abolish that yeah?

i dont see govt unfunded liabilities plays into this argument at all

why not? I thought you want to get rid of money in politics

yea americans have social problems, but part of fixing them is getting money out of politics so that political incentives align better with the populace

It won't go that way, it has to go the other way around

wtf are you talking about dude

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money in politics refers to DONATIONS

corporations and super pacs

But being a public servant should not be incentivized by having handsome salaries and retirement pensions

You need informative, trustworthy institutions and networks of voters

Higher and more comprehensive civic engagement

So

You want money out of politics?

Or you're just trading colours

right

No u

being a public servant should be incentivised by money, but it shouldnt be tied to corporate wishlists as it is now

No