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minus-squareexplodicle@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months agoWouldn’t that increase the financial barrier of running for office?
minus-squareSapphironZA@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months agoOnly if you plan to be negligent. It might filter out the ones that are in it for the money, rather than the responsibility.
minus-squareexplodicle@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months agoHistorically that’s been the opposite - if they accept bribes, then they can afford to hold office.
minus-squareAatube@kbin.melroy.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 months agoIt would give them a financial incentive to do their job.
minus-squareexplodicle@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 months agoObviously, but I’m concerned about the unintended consequences of preventing poor people from holding office.
minus-squareAatube@kbin.melroy.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 months agoJust more to the pile of the unintended consequences of capitalism.
minus-squareexplodicle@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 months agoHow are we supposed to abolish capitalism if poor people can’t afford to run for office?
Wouldn’t that increase the financial barrier of running for office?
Only if you plan to be negligent. It might filter out the ones that are in it for the money, rather than the responsibility.
Historically that’s been the opposite - if they accept bribes, then they can afford to hold office.
It would give them a financial incentive to do their job.
Obviously, but I’m concerned about the unintended consequences of preventing poor people from holding office.
Just more to the pile of the unintended consequences of capitalism.
How are we supposed to abolish capitalism if poor people can’t afford to run for office?