So I have this totally brilliant plan

[Jackpine Radical]

for eliminating election fraud, restoring honesty to the system, and turning government into a profit center rather than continuing as an ongoing and crippling expense that we can ill afford in these difficult times. Here's how it works: All Federal political offices will be awarded on a simple auction system. The Presidency will go to whoever is willing to pay the most money for it. The same with all Congressional seats in both Houses, Cabinet posts, etc. No official will be awarded any salary; they will instead generate income by selling their votes, executive decisions, and other official actions.

While this plan may sound like a radical departure from the way things are now, a moment's reflection should enable you to grasp that this plan is merely a very efficient and cost-effective variation on our current system. Campaign contributions can go directly to the politicians, who will use this funding to buy their positions. Whoever can gather the largest amounts of money by selling themselves to the largest and most prosperous groups of contributors will be the ones who will succeed in attaining office, but without all the encumbering machinery of political campaigns and rigged elections that we now employ. Once in office, politicians will have no need for a salary because there will be ongoing opportunities for them to generate income by selling their votes, again to the highest bidders.

I really don't see any shortcomings to this plan. And furthermore, I anticipate that all Republicans and at least half of the Democrats now in office will immediately recognize the wisdom of my proposal, so I fully expect it to be enacted before Christmas.

[The River]

1. Sounds Like Our Current System

but without salaries.

[timeforpeace]

3. Yep, same as what we have already.

[Capn Sunshine]

2. ...

[GeorgeGist]

4. A lottery would be more fair.

Every voter gets one ticket for every race their eligible to enter.

[Jackpine Radical]

6. Fair? Who cares about fair?

My system saves money and cuts the bullshit, allowing government to serve the interests of those who own the politicians with no hypocrisy about democracy and all that crap..

[TahitiNut]

5. In other words, a free market democracy without a "public option"??

Sounds familiar. :dunce:

[Jackpine Radical]

7. Perzackly.

[sutz12]

8. One dollar, one vote....what could be more fair?

:sarcasm:

And yeah, it pretty much sums up our current system.