• DagwoodIII@piefed.social
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    19 days ago

    No.

    The only reform we need is to take money out of politics.

    If you get X number of people to sign your petition, you get y dollars to spend on a campaign. The spending is well monitored, so the candidate can’t buy themselves a Lambo and call it a legit expense.

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      19 days ago

      What’s interesting is that a candidate could rent, lease, or buy a Lamborghini as part of their campaign. That’s perfectly legal!

      The restriction is that they can only use that vehicle for traveling to/from campaign events. Since this is highly impractical and a waste of precious campaign funds, that doesn’t usually happen.

      Another interesting fact is that candidates can get reimbursement from their campaign funds for miles traveled in their personal vehicles (when campaigning).

    • arrow74@lemmy.zip
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      19 days ago

      Representatives need a salary, otherwise only those that are independently wealthy can hold office.

      I’m with you on this idea for campaign financing though