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To days politics is plagued by money, It is producing the worst political landscape we have and are witnessing to day.

I’m not offering any solution, because that’s an extremely complex problem.

However, there surely is a solution.

The goal is to remove the need to get money from interest groups, lobbyists, and anyone else with money looking to control the government as well as to make the role one about public service rather than a stepping stone to power and prestige.

This can done by putting hard limits on campaign funding with severe consequences if they are surpassed.

By putting campaign funding as part of the national budget, with minimum amount for each party and removing the cost hurdles needed by candidates.

Of course you have to get the corrupt politicians to actually vote this into law.

People will act in a way that gains them more money or power, no matter what.

No one knows what the minimum amount is needed to run a campaign, and there’s no concept of sufficiency.

When a candidate appeals to donors, they aren’t spending time connecting to voters and lose voters due to unpopular positions they’re forced to take.

The fear is that being outspent will lead to defeat so politicians spend more time, acquiring bigger war chests and more rich allies.

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I believe we can find a large number of people who seek positions of power and influence not for their own sake but to genuinely do something for society.

All human comments appreciate. All like clicks and abuse chucked in the bin.