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| 'Democracy Dollars': Gillibrand's plan to give every voter $600 to donate to campaigns |
| 2019-05-02 |
| [NBCNEWS] Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., unveiled a plan on Wednesday to give every voter up to $600 in what she calls "Democracy Dollars" that they can donate to federal candidates for office. Free money! Hooray! In an exclusive interview with NBC News to discuss the roll out of her first major 2020 policy initiative, Gillibrand said her "Clean Elections Plan" would help reduce the influence of big money in politics. "If you want to accomplish anything that the American people want us to accomplish ‐ whether it's healthcare as a right, better public schools, better economy ‐ you have to take on the greed and corruption that determine everything in Washington," she said. Under Gillibrand's plan, every eligible voter could register for vouchers to donate up to $100 in a primary election and $100 in a general election each cycle, either all at once or in $10 increments to one or more candidates over time. Each participant would get a separate $200 pool for House, Senate and presidential contests for a total maximum donation of $600 for those federal offices. There would be strings attached for both donors and candidates. The money could go only to elections in the donor's state, although they could be used for House candidates outside the voter's district. Politicians would face much tighter limits on donations. To be eligible to receive "Democracy Dollars," a candidate would have to voluntarily agree to forgo any contributions larger than $200 per donor. That’s a big drop from the current maximum of $2,800 per primary cycle and $2,800 for the general election. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #13 Sex is a human need and the BP party will give everyone 2000 dollars to get a hooker for the night. |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2019-05-02 13:00 |
| #12 What, no free beer? |
| Posted by: Woodrow 2019-05-02 12:29 |
| #11 And by clean elections, she means money laundering. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2019-05-02 12:13 |
| #10 Don't forget the army of thousands necessary to administer this program. |
| Posted by: Bobby 2019-05-02 10:55 |
| #9 Corporate Welfare for the MSM? |
| Posted by: magpie 2019-05-02 10:17 |
| #8 How does she feel about donating these Democracy Dollars to Trump's 2020 campaign? |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2019-05-02 08:45 |
| #7 She's flailing because she isn't within margin of error of 1% |
| Posted by: Frank G 2019-05-02 08:35 |
| #6 Every voter, huh? Well I guess that's another way to fund the illegals you're counting on for votes huh? I'm wondering what the proximate cause of the civil war will be this time. I figure the first shots will be fired shortly after Trump leaves the WH. |
| Posted by: AlanC 2019-05-02 08:14 |
| #5 ...and er where's this 600 dollars going to come from??? From the 6000 plus in taxes she'll hike. It's the old game of the mafia. Borrow a hundred today, be on the payback forever. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2019-05-02 05:36 |
| #4 Only $600, Kirsten? That barely gets you to corporal in today's Free Shit Army. |
| Posted by: Raj 2019-05-02 05:28 |
| #3 and er where's this 600 dollars going to come from??? |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2019-05-02 04:46 |
| #2 Posturing for the rubes. As a Senate Democrat her proposal probably won’t make it onto the committee agenda, never mind win a floor vote. You lost. Get over it. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2019-05-02 01:29 |
| #1 Bribery |
| Posted by: newc 2019-05-02 00:09 |