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minus-squareBlameThePeacock@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 months agoPlenty of non-billionaires play that game. And even if you removed billionaires, corporations would continue exist and keep spending on politicians anyways. Getting rid of billionaires doesn’t fix any of that. Changing the rules around finances in politics does.
minus-squareHermit_Lailoken@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 months agoWe need to remove billionaires and corporations influence on politics.
Plenty of non-billionaires play that game.
And even if you removed billionaires, corporations would continue exist and keep spending on politicians anyways.
Getting rid of billionaires doesn’t fix any of that.
Changing the rules around finances in politics does.
We need to remove billionaires and corporations influence on politics.