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My Ideological FrameworkMy ideology focuses on the belief that a neoliberal and neoconservative political establishment (specifically in Canada and the U.S., but also in many other countries) has spent the last 40 years consolidating and bestowing its economic power to the richest people and institutions. By using the guise of free market capitalism and trickle-down economics, the political establishment permits the most affluent and influential people in our society to dictate the economy in their favour. In return, the most powerful people and institutions spend millions of dollars on political campaigns and political parties to enrich politicians’ personal finances, quality of life, and societal power. Electoral financing rules and lobbying practices enable this corrupt relationship between politicians, wealthy people, and powerful institutions, which allows the wealthiest in our society to have undue influence over politicians. |