re: #288 calochortus

The self-funding of campaigns is slightly less obviously anti-democratic. There have been a number of rich people who have discovered that they can’t actually buy elective office.
Nonetheless, it is something deserving of careful scrutiny.

Also very true. Too often you see wealthy businessmen or whatever who want a new game and they try their hand at politics and they’re not very good at actually governing but they’re great at electioneering because they’ve got tons of cash and connections due to their business background. The system as is favors an individual like that rather than the modest man or woman of modest means who simply wants to improve their community.