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By "campaign finance" I'm referring to direct contributions to candidates (and promises of cushy jobs upon retirement). You're absolutely correct that corporat
by Anechoic 15y ago
By "campaign finance" I'm referring to direct contributions to candidates (and promises of cushy jobs upon retirement).
You're absolutely correct that corporations/unions/organizations can and should be able to support positions, but that doesn't have to be a direct benefit to a candidate in that way that campaign contributions are.
- te_platt 15y agoI don't think you can stop money affecting politics any more than you can stop piracy, or stop people from taking harmful drugs, or stop people from saying stupid things, or a lot of other things. In those cases I think the costs of stopping them outweigh the benefits. I just don't see any other way than constant vigilance.