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Create a system in which politicians have to suck up to rich people to win elections.

Wonder why you get oligarchy as a result.

If anything it's a miracle it's only becoming explicit now. The whole system was held by spit and glue.

In many countries parties are funded from taxes (proportionally to the results of the last elections). People/corporations paying politicians is illegal. Politicians don't have to compete for billioners' money - they just compete for votes.

It's pretty obvious it's a better system. It wastes less money too (there's a cap to the marketing arms race).



In the US back in the Carter days too. They really need to rewind a bit.




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