[JohnGB]

This is reported on as if the loopholes allowing foreign money into US politics was not intentional in the first place. It would be quite simple to close these sorts of holes, but those in charge have generally made use of loopholes, and so are not about to close off their funding sources.

[JumpCrisscross]

> reported on as if the loopholes allowing foreign money into US politics was not intentional in the first place

It wasn’t. It’s literally illegal.

> would be quite simple to close these sorts of holes

How would you do it? What would be your coalition, i.e. which voting blocs would either turn out more or flip for this?

Maybe you have something beyond reflexive cynicism. But when I hear peoples’ simple solutions to such policy problems, even setting aside the politics, it takes no more than minutes to structure a loophole. That doesn’t mean you’re corrupt or stupid. It means it’s a hard problem.

[cyanydeez]

The whole. PAC Universe is designed to wash the money of people and corporations.

[JumpCrisscross]

> PAC Universe is designed to wash the money of people and corporations

It’s a natural consequence of enabling unions, NGOs and—yes—-companies to participate in our political process. Banning PACs while e.g. letting the EFF or your block association organise politically is incredibly tricky.

[femiagbabiaka]

So tricky that we did it for 100 years? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tillman_Act_of_1907

[JumpCrisscross]

Good example. Tillman does not prohibit most PACs.