My version of campaign finance reform


Works like a charm.
Just a reminder, there are some good ideas for fixing campaign finance. Pity none of them are coming from the politicos.

Here's my suggestion.

To contribute to ANY campaign, you have to be a registered voter in the area affected by the election. All donations have to be reported. After the election, all unused funds are returned to the donors in proportion to their contribution.

There it is, three sentences and the problems mostly fix themselves.

That means that if you live in California, you can't contribute to a New York election without moving, establishing residency, and registering to vote in New York.

If you are a company or corporation, you can't contribute.

If you are a union, you can't contribute.

If you are a powerful Senator with a big war chest or a political action committee, you can't shift money outside your state.

That last part is vital though.

All unused funds are returned to the donors in proportion to their contribution.

That keeps the between election war chests at a reasonable level.

And if you hadn't noticed, that pretty much kills the national political parties.

— NeoWayland

Posted: Mon - November 1, 2010 at 01:29 PM  Tag


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