tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400574.post111041969155129395..comments2024-03-29T01:09:22.557-07:00Comments on Paying attention: Everything you need to know about the STV referendumUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400574.post-1111956855325532042005-03-27T12:54:00.000-08:002005-03-27T12:54:00.000-08:00There are problems with the present system, that i...There are problems with the present system, that is true, but while I tend to favor the STV model as a change, I can foresee some real problems there also. I can see it becoming more and more like the USA where the corporation, insurance companies, banks, etc. "buy" the individual candidates by contributing to their campaigns. One has only to look south to see the very real consequences of that. <BR/>Look at the votes of Democrats that have been "bought" by those groups and you see the "goodies" for the wealthy and the "jabs in the eye" for the middle and lower income groups.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com