• @morrowind@lemmy.ml
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    167 months ago

    With a divided Congress, the bills are unlikely to pass into law this session. But Mr. Smith said legislators needed to start a conversation.

    :|

    • @shalafi@lemmy.world
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      57 months ago

      Well, yeah. That’s how politics work. Or should.

      Get the issue in front of the people, get them talking. Like we are now. Give one side a chance to say, “See what we tried and got shot down!” You gotta start somewhere.

      This is the first I’ve heard of such an initiative and I’m all in.

    • @interceder270@lemmy.world
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      7 months ago

      Fun fact: there is always a divided congress because the ruling class just adjusts its spending on elections to ensure nothing ever gets done in our favor.

      As soon as we start voting more/for better candidates, they start spending more. They haven’t even scratched the surface of how much they can spend to control the government; they don’t need to yet.

      As the disparity in wealth continues to grow, they’ll just have even more money to ensure their grip for generations.