That still leaves a little bit of an issue: taxpayers financing campaigns for parties they will never vote for. As a French citizen, I can't figure out a good

That still leaves a little bit of an issue: taxpayers financing campaigns for parties they will never vote for. As a French citizen, I can't figure out a good reason why I have to give a cent to some nutjobs just because they woke up one morning and decided they were fit to rule the country (Jacques Cheminade, far left/right leaders, etc.).