If they have the money for this, they have the money to pay more in taxes.
dboreham 27 minutes ago [-]
I think you misunderstand the direction of the trade.
hightrix 32 minutes ago [-]
This is an old article. Musk has spent close to half a billion himself this election cycle.
epistasis 22 minutes ago [-]
Establishing a wealth tax based on the rolling 10 prior years worth of PAC donations would feel somewhat fitting. A basis point per $50k or something.
QGQBGdeZREunxLe 32 minutes ago [-]
Is there any viable road to campaign finance reform that is also constitutional?
jacquesm 30 minutes ago [-]
There always was. You just have to make sure your Supreme Court isn't bought and paid for by the same people who wish to buy elections.
epistasis 26 minutes ago [-]
Yes, we need a vastly larger supreme court, probably with a reorganization such that there are smaller panels that hear cases, etc, like happens with other courts.
The current court is completely partisan and has zero judicial theory other than backing partisan power and oligarch power. They have the final say on how to interpret the constitution but reject the founding principles of the USA.
jacquesm 23 minutes ago [-]
And far better checks on whether or not a SC member has been bought. There is so much evidence of this and yet everybody just sits around as if they couldn't possibly do anything about it. A politicized Supreme Court is worse than nothing because it concentrates insane power in the hand a few un-elected people.
defrost 10 minutes ago [-]
There are no checks because (US) Supreme Court judges aren't subject to any laws making non declaration of gifted RV's and expensive holidays illegal.
That said - yes, they need anti corruption / bribery regulation, fixed terms, and those terms to be co-prime wrt political fixed terms.
Also the court follows laws. There are numerous cases where weird stuff happens with supreme court rulings only because congress never passed any law regarding whatever it is.
free_bip 21 minutes ago [-]
I believe Hawaii already has, by redefining what rights corporations have under their state constitution. If every state followed suit, the problem would be solved.
SV_BubbleTime 9 minutes ago [-]
> If every state followed suit, the problem would be solved.
If we just change the rules, the game will stay exactly the same? Sorry, but this awfully naive.
darth_avocado 23 minutes ago [-]
How is Elon Musk only being reported as $90M when other sources say it’s more than $400M+? Seems like this is a big discrepancy.
The current court is completely partisan and has zero judicial theory other than backing partisan power and oligarch power. They have the final say on how to interpret the constitution but reject the founding principles of the USA.
That said - yes, they need anti corruption / bribery regulation, fixed terms, and those terms to be co-prime wrt political fixed terms.
* https://www.abc.net.au/science/archive/articles/2001/11/27/4...
If we just change the rules, the game will stay exactly the same? Sorry, but this awfully naive.
Example: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/oct/...