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Jinc's avatar

This is precisely what will happen when politicians are bought and paid for. Which is not possible to stop. In any vision of any utopia.

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Eric Zuesse's avatar

Please explain to me, then, why the link at "think deeper" (the link to https://archive.ph/4gNNq) in my article's last sentence, "Anyone who thinks that ONLY Trump is the problem, needs to think deeper." FAILS to prevent the situation that you and I refer to, and that you (and I think that you ERRONEOUSLY) characterized as being INEVITABLY "politicians are bought and paid for. Which is not possible to stop. In any vision"? Or did you simply ignore that link? You alleged there that my proposed solution would not work. But please tell me WHY you believe that my proposed solution would NOT prevent the billionaires from controlling the Government (such as they do and have done in the existing and past 'democracies' -- "controlling the 'democracies'")? Why do you believe that my proposed system would NOT prevent the billionaires from controlling the Government?

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Jinc's avatar
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I have not looked at the link. When I read, I don't always open every hyperlink. Before I do, which I will if you insist again, I can tell you that the ability and inclination to disappear politicians, and in any number of ways, trumps any solution I can imagine.

So need I look at your proposed solution? Do you think it is one I can't imagine?

(Needless to say, laws against killing have never stopped and will never stop killing, because while good people like you and I might choose to obey the law, there are those who don't and never will.)

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Realist's avatar

The military budget is one of the largest suppliers of wealth to the already ravenous Deep State, and their gluttony will not be denied.

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