2019 Federal Election

[danbrotherston]

I don't think ranked ballots would be worse, I just think they would be no better.

As for the per vote subsidy, it would be unpopular, because right now society in general has an enormous hate on for political spending, and giving money directly too parties I believe would be hated to a degree we have not seen before.

Any chance we could harness this hate to get rid of the per-$ subsidy? Or is that so long-standing that it’s a fool’s errand?

Probably.  That being said, it's money back to people, which makes it less "hated" even though th eeffect is the same.

That being said, I'm not sure I agree, we have strong limits on contributions, all of these things combine to reduce the effect of big money in our elections.