The Boston Globe has this revealing profile of how a Firm gets big cut of campaign donations. Apparently the candidates realize only a modest percentage of the money raised in their name.
So along with special interests trying to game our system of public policy we have the political operatives who make their money off of the current private campaign financing fiasco. I suspect that the over whelming majority of candidates who are motivated by service would welcome a path to election that does not include pandering to narrow special interests AND political insiders who control the flow of money. Parallel to our addiction to oil is our addiction to an escalating cycle of privately financed campaigns.
We do have a choice if only a critical mass of good people would come together and say STOP!
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evolved out of his business experience that the best decisions come out of an objective gathering of information and a pragmatic consideration of costs and benefits. I am interested in promoting Centrist candidates and Policies. My posts are mostly about people and policies that I believe are part of the solution rather the problem.