In the USA "all men are created equal". Owning money should allow you more representation than not owning money. Companies/institutions should not be allowed to spend money on politics, and a flat tax would solve this.
i find the "but the founding fathers had slaves" to just be nihilistic nonsense
the united states was a manifestation of enlightenment philosophy that persists to this day (despite attacks on it)
Unless you're a prisoner convicted of a crime. Stating that the founders of the United States owned slaves is not "nihilistic nonsense", it's an important distinction to note that they sought political power for themselves, and no one else. The phrase "all men are created equal" should be interpreted as "all white land-owning men are created equal"
It said "all men are created equal". It took a long time to get to this point in human history and it's worth defending.
Stop embarrassing yourself.
If you can use it to take over a country it must be stopped.
Fine, I’ll bite: Why?
Think we'd all be better off if the whole lobbying caste was dismantled and there were simpler paper trails.
Why not let Bezos, Musk et al spend £1bil/year to sit on the senate?
It's why many are suggesting billionaires not exist at all.
The capitalist's manifesto