As we come up to the #midterms #elections in the US, I have a thought: We cannot stop the wave of political advertising, but could we tax it heavily? Maybe use the revenue to even out election funding, or have a nice pot of general fund money waiting for the winners. #Politics
@antares That would be a great idea. I think there is a general fund candidates can use in the presidential election but only if they agree not to raise beyond a certain amount of money.
This could definitely even the playing field for 3rd parties, but then it would come down to the 2 major parties voting against their own interest. I could also see people claiming it is essentially a tax on free speech potentially.
@antares it comes full circle for me! I originally said free speech without remembering that most amplified free speech is just corporate speech.
@derickflorian Yes, one of two on that topic, and the one supported by the national sports betting corporations.