Originally Posted By: Derid

Once pols can start directly voting themselves bigger campaign warchests

The alternative, of whoring themselves out to outside interests and lobbyists, leads to much less desirable outcomes.

Good example is Bloomberg - true independent politician. You might disagree with his politics, but you can't claim that it was tainted by the outside money. People voted for him, and for what he stood for, not for what his donors stood for.

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