A market in influence
Posted by davidncl on January 22, 2009
Believing in honest, incorruptible politicians is a bit like believing in objective journalism it’s more an act of faith than a reflection of reality.
I would much prefer it if MP’s received no salary, allowances or expense of any kind.
They should fund them selves by some other means perhaps by unions or guild, professionals, societies, charities that they’re from or the sectional interests they represent. A market in power and influence if you will.
This is what we have now of course but it’s an underground market or black-market distorted by state subsidy.
This would have the net effect of making us much more cagey about giving them any legitimacy unless they could pretty much demonstrate they where as pure as the driven snow.
So, we rely on markets and reputation rather than on rules and regulations.
