Seattle Project to Help Voters Fund Political Candidates

Seattle Project to Help Voters Fund Political Candidates
H/T Gideon Rosenblatt 

Radical proposal in the true sense of the word: from the root.

#democracy  

Originally shared by Gideon Rosenblatt

Seattle may be about to try a fairly radical experiment in getting money out of politics. We'll know next week whether it passes. 

In my view, the two big problems facing our democracy are:
1) Getting money out of politics so that each citizen has equal political standing. 
2) Fixing the gerrymandering that creates "safe" districts and prevents real competition between candidates. 

I know there are other big problems. But to me, these seem to be the biggest right now. 

http://www.yesmagazine.org/people-power/can-seattle-boot-big-money-out-of-elections-by-giving-everyone-democracy-vouchers-20151030?utm_source=YTW&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=20151030