Canaconda@lemmy.ca to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 days agoHawaii just entirely removed corporations' power to spend money in politics. This could be a game changer for US democracy.www.youtube.comexternal-linkmessage-square172linkfedilinkarrow-up11.36Karrow-down18file-textcross-posted to: fediverse@lemmy.ml
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minus-squareTheColonel@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·2 days agoWhat’s preventing a megacorp from buying a bunch of small shell companies and voting in their own best interest? I am curious how the voting actually works, though.
minus-squareFluke@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 day agoOr every citizen to register ten corps each and fight back with more votes… Won’t end well, no matter.
minus-squareTheColonel@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 day agoApparently you also have to own land so average folks are hosed.
What’s preventing a megacorp from buying a bunch of small shell companies and voting in their own best interest?
I am curious how the voting actually works, though.
Or every citizen to register ten corps each and fight back with more votes… Won’t end well, no matter.
Apparently you also have to own land so average folks are hosed.
There it is. 😐