Brucie2 wrote: ↑Tue Nov 17, 2020 7:56 am
If it wasn't for independents, greens, democrats & many more throwing their preferences one way, that other mob would never get in anywhere.
How democratic is that?
How come it's OK for unions to throw millions into the fighting fund but not big business to do the same?
If the Liberals didn't get the Nationals vote and a few of the other party votes, we would only ever have the labor party in power ..... be careful what you wish for
I agree with the massive funds that go to various parties to buy favours is wrong, but how do we fix it? All political donations go into a single fund, each party gets the same amount out of the fund whether they are as big as the Labor Party or combined Liberal/national party, each one gets the same funds, fishers and shooters, motor enthusiast's party, marijuana party, one nation, who ever, but all the receipts must go back to the fund to be reimbursed and only up until their amount is used up, then that is it, no more paid political advertising for that party.
That would stop the party holding govt from spending tax payer $$ to promote themselves, that would have to come out of their share of the fund pool ....... No more favours bought by any outside influence because no one can claim the $$ they put in went to any specific party .... that would reduce political donations by a massive amount and stop the flood of crap we receive between elections and in the lead up to each election .... it would put a lot of lobbyists out of business as well .....
T1 Terry