观点英国政治

Your democracy needs you: time for a tax to fund politics
应该征收“民主税”


英国保守党前内阁大臣波蒂略:既然政党拥有大量党员的时代已成历史,既然富人和工会的影响会产生腐败,那么就必须考虑由纳税人出资,资助民主政治的运行。

Pity David Cameron. A prime minister might expect to spend his evenings telephoning presidents, or discussing matters of state with trusted advisers, or even playing with his young children. But no. He must invite into his family home a motley group of Conservative donors and endure their criticisms, banalities and self-interested pitches with a smile, because they have bought the right to parley on equal terms with the premier.

可怜的戴维•卡梅伦(David Cameron)。身为首相,每天晚上的活动本应是致电各国首脑,或与值得信赖的顾问商讨国家大事,甚至是与幼子玩耍。可是不行,他必须要把捐款给保守党的三教九流的金主请到家中,强颜欢笑地听他们的批评牢骚、陈词滥调和自私自利的提议,只因为他们花钱买来了与首相平起平坐的权利。

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