• acosmichippo@lemmy.world
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    4 hours ago

    that sounds fine in theory but you can’t extricate money from politics. even if you enacted a perfect finace reform for all govt officials, average people tend to vote on issues that affect their finances. It’s always going to be about money one way or the other.

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      4 hours ago

      You’re missing an important distinction ….

      The problem is money distorting politics to harm society or citizens in favor of a few

      Politics serving the needs of citizens, including their economic needs, is NOT