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2008-08-27 Home Front: Politix

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Posted by ed 2008-08-27 06:42|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 The Donks like taxes right?

So contributions of over, say, 10,000 dollars to an individual or committee/front [profit or non-profit], singularly or in combination, during the period of time of one year from the election day carries with it a 100% matching federal tax. You want to buy it, then you pay for it as well.

Posted by Procopius2k 2008-08-27 08:15|| 2008-08-27 08:15|| Front Page Top

#2 For the large donors, political favors are bought cheap even with a 1000% surcharge. Better if only citizens donations are limited to only $100-200 per election season. Then Joe Sixpack and Joannie Walmart's dollars have a chance to match that of a Soros or Tereza Heinz-Kerry. Much closer to the One Man, One Vote ideal than the Donating For Dollars system we have now.

Posted by ed 2008-08-27 08:43|| 2008-08-27 08:43|| Front Page Top

#3 Increasingly, they're not bothering to ask the folks whom they are actually paid to represent for campaign cash.

Actually they are - therein lies the problem. They are asking the people who they will actually represent (instead of their actual district).

Posted by CrazyFool 2008-08-27 08:50|| 2008-08-27 08:50|| Front Page Top

#4 One of the worst at this has always been Ted Kennedy, who raises much of his money from out of Massachusetts.

Another Mass. pol, Ed Markey, is a de facto resident of DC.

I'm sure there are many other, this is nothing new.

Posted by no mo uro 2008-08-27 10:41|| 2008-08-27 10:41|| Front Page Top

#5 I believe Grandstand Eddie's (my mother's congressman) address "in the district" is his bedroom at his mother's house in Malden.

Posted by tu3031 2008-08-27 11:12|| 2008-08-27 11:12|| Front Page Top

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