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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Lane3 who wrote (43935)	2/8/2002 11:21:57 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

I pretty much feel the same way that you do about public financing and openness but I'm not sure it should be enforced on third parties (meaning people besides the candidates and political parties not meaning the reform party, the greens or the libertarians). If I had a vote for Joe Smith web site and bought and add in a local paper that said Joe Smith who is a great guy who deserves our support, I don't think that I should have to file paperwork with the FEC. But I do agree with the idea of disclosure for candidates and political parties. As for campaigns spending less - I'm not sure that this is always a good idea. Not only because many ways to effect it might be unacceptable as you note, but also because if less money is spent the less known candidates may have problems getting noticed. Tim