Solving the Democracy Problem
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Argues that wealth begets political power through concrete mechanics: campaigns need money, Citizens United (2010) allows unlimited outside spending so a few hundred mega-donors outspend millions of small donors, and voting rules create barriers — e.g. moving can trigger a 28-day registration cutoff that disenfranchises renters. Proposes fixes that have worked at scale: 5:1 public match small donations (New York passed a state system), expand vote-by-mail and early voting, scale co-ops/community land trusts and fund civic education.
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