$3 Billion Election

[Raydeus]

Re: $3 Billion Election

I've always wished for zero campaign ads. They do nothing, inform of nothing and turn the process in little more than a popularity contest and mud toss entertainment instead of the serious process it should be. If people wants reality TV they can always go watch MTV or something.


Instead of that I'd rather have dedicated sites and magazines which would contain exclusively:

- Biographic data on the candidate
- Proposals (not promises)
- Methods to accomplish said proposals with proper analysis and projections for everyone to read and discuss about
- A dossier of the politician's career and accomplishments
- A fact checking wiki
- Misc. files on strategies and views for making the country better
- Zero mentions of opposing candidates (that one and such)
- ???
- Etc.

With maybe just a picture or two of the candidate in question and as much info to read through as possible to make a more informed decision. All of it overseen by watchdog groups and grass roots organizations making sure politicians don't try just to bluff their way to office.

Or something, I don't really have the energy to think right now. Freaking daylight savings BS always makes the first week freaking hell for me.




PS > I'm Caldari-an, meritocracy ftw.

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Also, allow donations after the elections, not before.

What if all the billions people toss to the ground just to get people elected were instead used to make your favorite proposals happen?

Say there's a 30000gil budget to make that awesome new Rhinostery building in Windy. If people donated say, another 2000g maybe they could add more dummies to practice spells. With 20000 maybe another wing to improve service or another new building in another part of windy. Maybe better research for wands.

Wouldn't that be better than using the same money just to see Shantotto laugh for 30 seconds every hour on Windy TV?



I wonder blunder....

[Malacite]

Re: $3 Billion Election

Most corporations are foreign, as far as their taxes are concerned. We have a deficit, these guys are dodging taxes, and I wouldn't be surprised if their campaign donations help ensure future tax-dodging.

G.E. Made over $14 billion in profits and paid no taxes, and even got a tax CREDIT - which actually is fair and legit because it's for promoting Green tech so they earned it but it's still unconscionable that they paid absolutely nothing (as apparently a full 2/3 of America's corporations don't either) in taxes whatsoever, what the fuck?! And Obama has put him on the head of this new tax committee or something with regards to closing the tax loop holes? Or some ridiculous shit like that...

So while he has no real authority, I have to seriously question any and all suggestions made by said panel.


Add to this all the talk of the horseshit from the Republicans wanting to cut all kinds of social programs that basically help the poor & middle class while giving yet more tax breaks to the rich and extending both wars... it's sheer madness. I honestly can not fathom how so many elected officials can be so morally bankrupt and continue to be elected. JUST HOW STUPID ARE YOU PEOPLE?!


^ I apologize for that generalization in advance, I'm merely venting my apparent vexation over matters I simply can come to logical terms with. I literally can not understand how so many people in the states can not see the forest for the trees. (or however that saying goes) This is what I mean when I say the Tea Party has the right sentiment but is doing it wrong - How, for the sake of all that is fair & just, can you talk about being fiscally responsible and promote civil liberties etc. while supporting just the opposite?! You want smaller government and lower taxes because the government spends too much, but you're fine with giving the wealthy more money?! So they can keep perpetuating the bullshit myth of trickle down economics, even though your own history has proven time & again that prosperity has actually increased when the government has raised the marginal tax rates! The same morons who love to quote Reagan for lowering taxes, but leave out the fact that he then had to raise taxes EIGHT TIMES TO FIX THE MESS HE MADE! Never mind that he completely derailed Carter's energy plans for America and even went so far as to remove the solar panels he'd had placed on the whitehouse.

It's getting to the point where I can't tell if the Media's to blame, the politicians, or people are just plain stupid.


/rant off, going to play Xbox & get my mind off the BS.

[Etra]

Re: $3 Billion Election

I came into this topic thinking it was about a $3 billion dollar erection.

I am now disappointed. Continue on with the apparent political discussions.

[Taskmage]

Re: $3 Billion Election

Glad I wasn't the only one.

[Malacite]

Re: $3 Billion Election

Meh, mods can lock thread if they want. I have other venues for ranting/venting that are more appropriate anyway.