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Heros of the Day
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Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
There should simply be no donations of any kind allowed. Nothing. At. All.
Senators should be paid $500k. House members should get $300k. That should be enough.
So yes, people could "lobby" the senators all day long, but never give them a red cent. Kill the incentive and you;ll kill the back room deals.
Yes. I know. I have to put this hookah down.
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They're not giving money to politicians (usually). They're giving money to organizations controlled by the politicians or their pals. Banning that sort of thing runs into massive First Amendment problems, not that I'm not sympathetic with the instinct.
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