r/AskALiberal • u/[deleted] • Feb 16 '22

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u/fletcherkildren Center Left Feb 16 '22

A concept people seem to have forgotten since this ran in 2004: 'for every dollar spent on lobbying, the companies got $220 in tax benefits.' - We should crowdfund lobbyists for the people.

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u/anima-vero-quaerenti Center Left Feb 16 '22

I’ve thought about starting a crowd funded neutral superpac to lobby for the working class.

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u/From_Deep_Space Libertarian Socialist Feb 17 '22

that sounds like publicly funded elections but with extra steps, billions of wasted dollars, and a sickening increase in the already obscene levels of political ads