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We can't pass reforms to end crony capitalism (subsidies, reductions in unnecessary military spending, tax breaks, etc.) until we pass campaign finance reform, because candidates are reliant on corporate donors. In fact, all populous legislation is impossible unless it has support from America's wealthiest individuals. Lessig wants to pass campaign finance reform in order to empower the public, so candidates are beholden to voters and not dollars. Then, the idea is that we'll be able to elect candidates who are there to work for the people, rather to enter a revolving door system or handouts and cronyism.

What's your background in technology?

What impact did Martin Gilens' research have on your decision to run for president as a referendum candidate?

For those who are not aware, Gilens compared policy views of the general public by wealth with political influence, and found that policy influence is almost purely determined by wealth, with the bottom 70% of Americans having zero impact on public policy, because their views are not supported by dollars.

Internet.org looks more like an effort to expand Facebook's advertising base, rather than bring internet to the people. Otherwise, why not just bring them capped internet. Internet.org is an OBVIOUS violation of net neutrality.

There's a vast difference between a Chome landing page (which can be customized), and an completely walled subset of the internet. We can leave google search if we wish. Internet.org doesn't give users that option; they're trapped. We are also able to build onto the internet platform, meaning that we have a right to compete in the internet economy. Internet.org takes those rights away, for what it claims is cost, but looks suspiciously like an attempt to exclude competition, including competition from upstart companies. In India, this is especially troublesome, because the internet could help people escape poverty, but Facebook is adding to India's oppressive structure by creating a separate, limited internet for poor people. Frankly, it's disgusting.