Well, any legislation you like would make you take a hit, and legislation you don’t like would pay out.
But it’s not a great idea overall without a very canny system in place to regulate what measures are put forward. Suppose EvilCorp puts up $1M in favor of making puppy smashing legal. Opponents then put up $1.1M and the measure is defeated. This pays out to EvilCorp. Then EvilCorp opens a motion to legalize kitten smashing and puts up $2.1M, including what they gained from the puppy smashing result. Now the opponents need to put up $2.2M...
At this point, EvilCorp can recover their $1M investment without slowing themselves down appreciably.
Every time you get your way, you’re paying your opponents to win or extort you harder next time.
Well, any legislation you like would make you take a hit, and legislation you don’t like would pay out.
But it’s not a great idea overall without a very canny system in place to regulate what measures are put forward. Suppose EvilCorp puts up $1M in favor of making puppy smashing legal. Opponents then put up $1.1M and the measure is defeated. This pays out to EvilCorp. Then EvilCorp opens a motion to legalize kitten smashing and puts up $2.1M, including what they gained from the puppy smashing result. Now the opponents need to put up $2.2M...
At this point, EvilCorp can recover their $1M investment without slowing themselves down appreciably.
Every time you get your way, you’re paying your opponents to win or extort you harder next time.