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Joh.Ke
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Would this work?
#28628346 - 01/20/24 09:43 AM (3 months, 26 days ago) |
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I don't know about you, but personally I am sick of corruption and our politicians being on the take. I really want to make all elected public officials publicize all their bank accounts, both domestic and foreign, and then we compare the before and after balances to see if they have been taking bribes.
But I know that we cannot compel them to do that because it's against people's privacy. So I have an idea: I will start a political party, and my party members will all voluntarily disclose their bank accounts and the balances. So now, people will probably prefer voting for my members because of our honesty. Now in order to compete with us, all the other candidates will have to disclose their accounts too. Yet this will be on a completely voluntary basis. They are not required to disclose and can choose to keep their accounts a secret. Nobody is forcing them to do anything.
What do you think of my idea?
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pablokabute
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Re: Would this work? [Re: Joh.Ke]
#28628380 - 01/20/24 10:19 AM (3 months, 26 days ago) |
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The thing is its very easy to launder money
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Sparky93
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Re: Would this work? [Re: Joh.Ke]
#28628414 - 01/20/24 10:55 AM (3 months, 26 days ago) |
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Most political candidates at the federal level already release their tax returns voluntarily. These returns show how much that person made during the previous year and where that money came from. Since 1970 there has only been one presidential candidate from a major political party that refused to release their returns. Almost 50 percent of the electorate voted for him anyway. Corruption in and of itself is no longer even a consideration for most Americans. We have accepted it and even embraced it. When someone from the other side is accused of it, they are a scoundrel. When someone from my side is accused of it, they are the victim of a political witch hunt. It is ridiculous.
Americans don't care about corruption within their own party, they only get upset when it happens within the opposing party. This happens on both sides of the political spectrum, and I don't see it going away anytime soon. As a nation, I believe we are getting more divided and more oblivious to reality by the day. We curate our own news to fit the narrative we favor and believe anything our media masters tell us. People in both parties believe the craziest shit you can imagine and they believe it with all their hearts, while ignoring the obvious truths that are right in front of them. It would be funny if I didn't have to live in the middle of it. Instead, it is surreal and terrifying.
All that being said, I am happy to know that people like you are out there. I encourage you to follow your plan! Hopefully you can rally some good honest people to your cause and start to turn the tide.
The difference between a free country and a shit hole country is not left/right, it is corrupt/honest. If you can get enough people to realize that, you might be able to make a difference.
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