Mandatory voting

[Thumpalumpacus]

That's a slippery slippery slope right there. Yes, all rights have limits, but this isn't one of them. I would argue that protection of political speech was one of the primary reasons that the first amendment was created in the first place and that it far outweighs any social good that may come of it.

I would argue that the practice of granting corporations speech rights identical to individuals in the political sphere is a social harm far outweighing its good insofar as it supports and extends the corruption of the political system. With that in mind, corporate money should be removed from the political process -- including the election campaign.

I think it would be fine. Protectionism is never a long term solution anyway. The market will eventually correct it anyway[...]

When do you envision heavy industry, or textiles, returning to America? I don't see a market correction happening there, and it's been forty years since Japan eviscerated our steel industry, to use one example. The Rust Belt is so named for a reason ... that is what happens when metal sits idle.

[...] and corporate subsidies have been a corruption filled disaster from the start. The idea that they are necessary is pushed on us by the same people who are buying up all the politicians. Since when should we listen to them?

I'm certainly not for any sort of corporate subsidies. I'm not sure what I wrote to convey otherwise, but I apologize if I gave you a mistaken impression. I am firmly against all private money, from corporations or individuals, infecting the political process.