Tuesday, August 25, 2015

All too often, money replaces merit in politics

All too often, money fuels politics in place of merit.

All too often, money factors the strength of candidates for government office.

All too often, money raised wins powerful positions in political parties.

All too often, money raised determines leadership in house committees.

All too often, money is spent for negative campaigning by candidates.


1 comment:

  1. True. All these things happen because money is crucial in elections. And in our system, politicians are not accountable to The People- not really. Yes, representatives need votes every 2 years, but there's not much choice in elections. Mostly, people can only choose the incumbent or someone in another party. That's not accountability.

    What our system needs is some new pieces- a way for all of us to design our future together, a way for politicians to be accountable to people, and a way for political campaigns to be inexpensive to free them from being tied to wealthy donors. PeopleCount.org is building those pieces. Please support PeopleCount.org

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