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I know that for most of us, money isn't easy to come by. This would be a lot easier if I were some big-name politician who could lean into multi-billion dollar corporations. But I'm not that, and I don't want to become it. This is about real democracy, and real people.
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Why it matters
Democracy works best when the voters are sharp and well-informed. One of the more subtle ways to break democracy is to keep people distracted. I'm not talking about video games and cell phones. I mean having to work two jobs just to pay the rent. Politicians can lie all they want if the people are too exhausted from pulling a double shift and taking care of the kids to set aside the time to research their claims. And it only makes matters worse if the school system didn't fully prepare us to recognize faulty logic or misleadingly presented statistics.
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No shade. I've been the person standing in the bank line trying to figure out how to pull rent, groceries, and a vehicle payment out of a disappointing direct deposit on a slow season month. I know what it feels like when just figuring out how to get by takes all your waking life.
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Sometimes the election goes to the candidate who makes a better case. But far too often, the winner is just the one that barks louder. And what makes you louder? You know the saying: Money talks.
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I don't like the idea that money is what usually wins elections. I'd rather the world be a place where the people have the time and the quality education to see through flimsy political lies and pick the true best candidate for the position, no matter who spends how much on a slick advertising campaign. But that's not how the world works right now; I have to play by the rules I'm given.
