On the other hand, do we want a system where only rich men can run for President?
Well, if you follow the logic of the progressives that poverty causes crime (and therefore lack of virtue), we must conclude that wealth causes virtue, right?
That was my first thought on it as well. While I can respect the point he’s trying to make, the simple reality is that only a very few people are capable of funding their own campaigns at a national level. I don’t know that I want a plutocracy as a form of government.
No. But I also don't want a system where rich men are automatically disqualified simply because they are "rich."
In fact, you would expect most presidents to be rich. Wouldn't we prefer to have our president (chief executive) be a person who achieved success outside of politics?
Not always, but at least people like Trump can not be bought and be at the command and control of lobbyists and rich donors.
All other 15 candidates are not independently rich like Trump, but since they depend on their rich donor sugar daddy's to stay in the campaign, they ARE ALSO RUN BY THE VERY RICH.
Yes. Trump is making the leftist Democrat argument about “money in politics”.
At this moment in time—yes.