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There is no accountability for the ruling class including political actors in the US. I enjoy the freedoms this country provides but I see risk across the very fabric of society. We are drowning as a country and it's to allow certain sectors or companies to rise indefinitely to the top of the capital market. What solutions can we deploy?

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I think we’re heading for the no solution territory. At least I don’t see politicians miraculously coming to their senses, everything is corrupted beyond repair.

Politicians 'come to their senses' when they interact with normal people and are accountable to them. Public funding of elections and bans on large private donations remove the incentive to only talk to rich people. Getting money out of politics needs to be a top priority. If money isn't a factor then all voices become equal and democracy can rear its head once more.

I feel like modern presidential campaigns are just two team captains assembling as many billionaires as they can on their team. Biggest net worth team wins

Ok then and who bans large private donations? Who can take money out of politics? Politicians won’t do it as it isn’t in their interest. It’s catch 22 all the way down. In theory you’re going in the right direction but the reality is stuck somewhere else…

There's certainly no voting solution to that problem. Fleecing the public is a bipartisan effort.

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