[someguydave]

One answer: restricting the vote to people who have skin in the game. If you have to personally pay for your favored policy you might consider it more carefully.

[mirimir]

Yes, people with less to lose are arguably easier to manipulate. But I'd rather see some sort of "I am not a bot." test for independent thinking ;)

[someguydave]

Not only are they easier to manipulate - they have a conflict of interest when they (for instance) demand that the government pay them money when they don't pay taxes.

[mirimir]

That, I believe, is among the least of our problems.