Toddsterpatriot
Diamond Member
That's fine, under our present capitalist-run market economy, the best we can do is not have our politicians supporting legislation because they got paid some money or they invested in a certain company's stocks. Politicians should never pass laws to serve vested interests at the expense of the public good. That's just common sense. So that's why bribery should be illegal. You can't hand a politician millions of dollars directly nor should politicians be allowed to play in the Wall Street casino, while they're serving in office. Can we stop billionaires from funding political ads? No. We can have transparency, where everyone knows who or what organization is paying for the ad, that way the public can inform itself as to what or who might be advancing that idea or law. Let people judge for themselves. There's a lot we can't do, but there are a few things we can do to reduce corruption in our present government.
I believe in the not-too-distant future, we're going to have to adopt a whole new socioeconomic, and political order, due to advance automation technology. In that system, there are no more markets, no more capitalism, capitalists, or politicians receiving money, because there won't be a need for money. Those are the conditions created by advanced automation technology and computing.
So that's why bribery should be illegal. You can't hand a politician millions of dollars directly
You can't. Did you think they could?