Thursday, April 24, 2014

Campaign Finance: Untangling Citizens United and McCutcheon | Cato Institute

Campaign Finance: Untangling Citizens United and McCutcheon | Cato Institute: "three truths about campaign finance regulations: First, their stated reason — to prevent corruption — is too often trumped by their real motive, which is to protect incumbent officeholders from under-funded challengers. Second, each new regulation inevitably spawns an adroit means by which the regulation is circumvented. Third, campaign money is mostly designed to support candidates whose views agree with those of the donor — not to entice candidates to change their views in return for a donation."


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