Pondering: Big Money vs Big Numbers [View all]
Lots of talk about getting big money out of politics.
That is an important step to restoring representative government.
What does big money buy? It buys people. It buys politicians.
It buys the people who run campaigns. It buy the people who work for the candidates.
So is the problem big money donors, or ethically challenged candidates?
Obviously, campaign cash is a necessity.
But isn't what happens AFTER the elections where the real problems begin?
If elected representatives were moral and ethical would we have the
levels of corruption and horrible policy making we all suffer?
So what are the answers? Maybe one answer is Big Numbers?
If the Public can't outspend big money, big numbers of people
can answer the problem through smart participation?
Wouldn't BIG, I mean HUGE, numbers of people tip the scales?
Rather than accept the apathy, disenfranchised, "what can I do"
mentality, get involved, get psyched to make a change!
Everyone has a stake in this "game", though it's no game.
Everyone's health, wealth, and futures are contingent on what happens next.
So is it going to "happen to you" or are you going to make it "happen for you"?
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