seSvxR3ull7LHaEZFIjM, 8 months ago

State party funding is actually a thing in some countries like Germany, Sweden or Australia. In Germany, each party with a significant result in any election (regional or local) starts receiving it, and it becomes more for better election results.

I don’t see the problem with small supporter donations, and that is how many parties stay afloat. What I personally find problematic are big donations from single individuals or organizations, these should be regulated in some way. Again using Germany as an example, they at least have to be declared publicly, though through some trickery, this doesn’t always work. There’s more potential for action here.