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[-] yeahiknow3@lemmings.world 1 points 1 day ago

I don’t believe the bill is doing that, but yes. I’d sacrifice my left nut to get money out of politics.

[-] spiffmeister@aussie.zone 2 points 1 day ago

You're right the bill does not do that. The point I'm making is that the way in which you remove money from politics is important, not just the removal of it. If the bill essentially removed the ability for any other group to run other than the two major parties then it's not a good bill.

Do you think that donations are the only way of biasing a party or candidate? How many have gone to work for consultants afterwards?

[-] yeahiknow3@lemmings.world 1 points 1 day ago

I’m still trying to figure out why people in this thread are defending much, much higher caps on donations.

[-] Zagorath@aussie.zone 2 points 1 day ago

why people in this thread are defending much, much higher caps on donations

They're not. We—I—have been very clear.

the stated goals of this bill are laudable. We should be trying to minimise how much influence Palmer can have over politics

But that must not come at the expense of transparency and proper procedure, or at the ability for minor parties and independents to be competitive.

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