Trigger words: better
Indicator sentences: But who decides what is "better"? Is "better" that poor people remain oppressed and unable to escape poverty so that rich people can remain rich and keep their money? Is "better" more people having access to healthcare via a universal healthcare system? Is "better" more people relying on more expensive emergency rooms because health insurance is too expensive? Who decides what is "better"?
Trigger words: smart dumb
Indicator sentences: That all depends on how you are defining "smart" and "dumb".
Negotiation parts: If you define "smart" as "academic" or purely based on knowledge, then of course that's what you'll observe.
Trigger words: conflict of interest
Indicator sentences: But they are paying for the government so this is not technically a conflict of interest.
Negotiation parts: It is a problem, though. However, the top 1% pay slightly half of the taxes, so would not be in full control. Also people tend to have interests not based on their income level, but based on which of the many competing industries they are part of, so the 1% would certainly not be a unified vote based on income level. [STA-CITE]> But they are paying for the government so this is not technically a conflict of interest. [END-CITE]How do you figure? Using money to control something that shouldn't be for sale in the first place is a perfect example of conflict of interest. The purpose of a representative Government is to represent the will of its people. If 1 person can overrule 99 by outbidding them, what you have is not a democracy but an auction-house of politicians.