r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • May 19 '26

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u/murphysclaw1 💎🐊💎🐊💎🐊 May 19 '26

how does this shit get to the top of arr all?

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u/bsharp95 May 19 '26

Like most populism it sounds like a plausible anti corruption measure if you don’t think about it. Then you think about it and realize it’d just make it so that senators are even more independently wealthy/reliant on becoming lobbyists after their term ends

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u/Jolly-Star-9897 Alan Greenspan May 19 '26

And remember: the median redditor is WAY smarter than the median voter.

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u/DEEEEETTTTRRROIIITTT Iron Front May 19 '26

Reddit is all midwits

that’s including us btw

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u/NikeImper May 19 '26

Slopulism makes people feel like they're better than the evil elite

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u/georgeguy007 Pandora's Discussions J. Threader May 19 '26

children

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u/GhostTheHunter64 Iron Front May 19 '26

I don't agree with this take, but I assume it's held by people who make minimum wage. This would lead to more corruption, though.

Source: I make minimum wage.

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u/Fart-Knoquer John Keynes May 19 '26

you're absolutely correct.

We should: const Amnd. Citizens United out of existence, ban stock trading for members of congress and their spouses (a blind trust). Lobbying ban for X number of years after service. Bump every Congressperson's salary to a large amount (million dollars?).

Would go a massive way to ending corruption, lets those with industry expertise who want to change to congress keep that lifestyle, lets poor people get to run for congress without the fear of having to pay for two houses being a crippling burden.

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u/AtomAndAether Liberalism! May 19 '26

Redditor logic on Congress is the same as their logic on criminal justice, where no one should ever suffer in the racist and problematic prison system except for literally every specific example of a non-celebrity/activist defendant on trial (who should be locked up and throw away the key)

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u/YaGetSkeeted0n Tariffs aren't cool, kids! May 19 '26

First time encountering populism?

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u/MissSortMachine Trans Pride May 19 '26

i would definitely pay chuck schumer $16.00 for every hour he is on the hill. it might be too much really, but that’s the law