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Non-Tech : Who Really Pays Taxes? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: ztect who wrote (304)	8/15/2000 7:17:11 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 666

I think if any new campaign finance regulation is added it should be about disclosure. If XYZ corp, or some rich individual wants to contribute a lot to Bill's or George's campaign that's fine by me but the information should be made available quickly and publicly. I think the restrictions should apply (if there should be any regulation at all) to money spent by the campaign, and by the parties, but not to independently funded and run campaigns. If I wanted to save up $20k and use it to run a low budget "Vote for Joe Blow" campaign, then I am just exercising my rights to free speech and should not have to report to the FEC. I KNOW that this will provide a loophole, but if the government can't close it without violating my rights then I think we should just have to live with it. Overall I think such campaigns are beneficial to democracy more then they hurt, but even if they do hurt I value freedom over democracy. (I would not want to live in a country were people voted for totalitarian control, if I had to make the choice I'd rather live in a country with a king who let people live there lives with little interference and no oppression. I don't think either country is likely to exist and I don't want to have to live in either but I would take the second over the first any day). Tim