On buying a bunch of shares to get a policy accepted:
I agree that there would be scenarios in which manipulation by the wealthy is possible (and likely would happen), and you describe them well (thank you!). I mainly wanted to clarify or push back against a misconception I personally had when I initially read the paper, which was that this system basically grants decision-power entirely to those who are rich and motivated enough. The system is less silly than I initially thought, because the manipulation that is possible is much harder and less straightforward than what one might naively think (if one is new to markets, as I was).
On buying a bunch of shares to get a policy accepted:
I agree that there would be scenarios in which manipulation by the wealthy is possible (and likely would happen), and you describe them well (thank you!). I mainly wanted to clarify or push back against a misconception I personally had when I initially read the paper, which was that this system basically grants decision-power entirely to those who are rich and motivated enough. The system is less silly than I initially thought, because the manipulation that is possible is much harder and less straightforward than what one might naively think (if one is new to markets, as I was).