Comments on: The Audacity Of Impotence http://middle-class-populist.com/the-audacity-of-impotence/ Proud Progressive Independent Liberal Democrat Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:02:20 +0000 hourly 1 By: Brian http://middle-class-populist.com/the-audacity-of-impotence/#comment-89 Brian Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:02:17 +0000 http://middle-class-populist.com/?p=991#comment-89 Bravo! I agree. The only issue with citizen funding is that the funding may not be enough. Senator Kerry ran into this problem when he got hit by the Swift Boat Ads and did not have the funds to fight back. We have to deal with <strong>two additional issues</strong> that I address in my post on the "Separation of Corporation And State". http://middle-class-populist.com/2009/12/26/separation-of-corporation-and-state/ 1. You cannot give all candidates the same amount of funds. So we let the citizens decide with their <strong>financial vote</strong> followed by a "<strong>multiplier</strong>". Like you said $100.00 per candidate is fine. No system can be perfect and inflation may require this figure to be raised. So for every $100.00 per citizen a candidate raises the Government will establish a central fund that will multiply that by a factor of say "5" or more. These funds will come from <strong>MANDATORY Corporate funding</strong><em>! Hey they could raise funds for their K-Street operation now they can do it for the public good. <strong>2. Third party adds!</strong> These might be attacks on candidate x directly or candidate x's top issue either pro or con. My solution is that there be absolutely no corporate funding for these groups! Finally when are citizens going to have a TEA PARTY that demands an end to the Stealth Tax by these corporations for their K-Street activities that constitutes "<strong>Taxation Without Representation</strong>". The figures I mentioned above $100 per citizen and the multiplier effect of 5 are not set in stone it is the principle. Also citizens could contribute more just that it would not be multiplied. But we do indeed need to fund campaigns and it must be done <strong>not</strong> on the cheap! Else we will have the 30 second ads that are always negative rather than the 30 minute Ross Perot ads (like him or hate him) that really were informative and thought out. Bravo! I agree. The only issue with citizen funding is that the funding may not be enough. Senator Kerry ran into this problem when he got hit by the Swift Boat Ads and did not have the funds to fight back. We have to deal with two additional issues that I address in my post on the “Separation of Corporation And State”.

http://middle-class-populist.com/2009/12/26/separation-of-corporation-and-state/

1. You cannot give all candidates the same amount of funds. So we let the citizens decide with their financial vote followed by a “multiplier“. Like you said $100.00 per candidate is fine. No system can be perfect and inflation may require this figure to be raised. So for every $100.00 per citizen a candidate raises the Government will establish a central fund that will multiply that by a factor of say “5″ or more. These funds will come from MANDATORY Corporate funding! Hey they could raise funds for their K-Street operation now they can do it for the public good.

2. Third party adds! These might be attacks on candidate x directly or candidate x’s top issue either pro or con. My solution is that there be absolutely no corporate funding for these groups!

Finally when are citizens going to have a TEA PARTY that demands an end to the Stealth Tax by these corporations for their K-Street activities that constitutes “Taxation Without Representation“.

The figures I mentioned above $100 per citizen and the multiplier effect of 5 are not set in stone it is the principle. Also citizens could contribute more just that it would not be multiplied.

But we do indeed need to fund campaigns and it must be done not on the cheap! Else we will have the 30 second ads that are always negative rather than the 30 minute Ross Perot ads (like him or hate him) that really were informative and thought out.

]]> By: James http://middle-class-populist.com/the-audacity-of-impotence/#comment-88 James Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:31:27 +0000 http://middle-class-populist.com/?p=991#comment-88 Time for Citizen Funded Elections. The only BOLD move left. The only HOPE... The only CHANGE that will do any real good. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14dAwz0-HM8 Time for Citizen Funded Elections. The only BOLD move left. The only HOPE… The only CHANGE that will do any real good.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14dAwz0-HM8

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