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People don’t go into politics for the paycheck because only the wealthy and the incumbents have the ability to sustain a months-long campaign. That’s the real r
by pmiller2 7y ago
People don’t go into politics for the paycheck because only the wealthy and the incumbents have the ability to sustain a months-long campaign. That’s the real reason we have people in Washington who represent Wall Street instead of Main Street.
- arcticbull 7y agoIndeed, campaigns should be in the public interest. Nobody should be able to accept donations from anyone for a run for office. They should receive budgets from the FEC and it should be illegal to use any money for the campaign above and beyond that, even their own. That would solve a lot of problems. Run out? Tough. This eliminates an awful lot of conflicts of interest and allows candidates to run on their own merits.
- TylerE 7y agoThat's meaningless without doing away with Citizens United. All the real money goes into the slush funds and not the campaigns.
- arcticbull 7y agoI agree completely. They should not exist either.
- pyuser583 7y agoMy fear is that the FEC rules would be written in a way that discourages third parties, or non-incumbents.
- pmiller2 7y agoYou mean like they are now?