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There seems to be alot of misunderstanding of my position here. I'm not anti-democracy! I'm for fair elections untainted by the stink or corporate and religious money.
I am saying that donations to political parties should not be allowed, and that election campaigns should be funded from the public purse. There is a cost to the taxpayer, but at least we then have a fair election where both sides have the same monetary backing to conduct their campaign.
If outside parties really want to donate, they should do so to a central fund, equally distributed amongst the parties. They are then donating to a fair democratic process.
At the moment the donations for favours reality skews our entire political system. If our politicians weren't co-opted by money, maybe they could make better decisions?
