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Campaign finance refers to the fundraising and spending that political campaigns do in their election campaigns. As campaigns have many expenditures, ranging from the cost of travel for the candidate and others might include the purchasing of air time for TV advertisements, however in some countries, such as Britain TV advertising is free. Candidates often devote substantial time and effort raising money to finance campaigns. Although the political science literature indicates that most contributors give to support candidates with whom they are already in agreement, there is wide public perception that donors expect illegitimate government favors in return (such as specific legislation being enacted or defeated), so some have come to equate campaign finance with political corruption and bribery. These views have led some governments to reform fundraising sources and techniques in the hope of eliminating perceived undue influence being given to monied interests. Another tactic is for the government, rather than private individuals and organizations, to provide funding for campaigns. Democratic countries have differing regulations on what types of donations to political parties and campaigns are acceptable. The causes and effects of different campaign finance rules are studied in a number of disciplines including political science, economics and public policy. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License What will it take to get politicians to address a real issue like Campaign Finance Reform? Q. Until we get Campaign Finance Reform implemented, the PEOPLE of the United States will forever be ignored by politicians in favor of Corporate Interest. How can you and I restore U.S. consideration of the HUMANS over abstract corporate interest? Asked by derikscudder - Thu Apr 12 16:32:35 2007 - - 11 Answers - 0 Comments A. Do you honestly think they will ever fix this? Its like asking a heroin addict to cut back. No way will they allow for full accounting of the millions of dollars PACs give them. Money has taken over our government and there is nothing in our culture to suggest this will ever change. Welcome to the plutocracy! Answered by somathus - Thu Apr 12 16:37:50 2007 if mccain can't find ways for improving his campaign finance, how can he find ways of fixing the economy? Q. ..and before you mccain klans start telling me it's not the same thing..i know that, but i think one bears a reflection slightly on the other. obama has been able to generate interest and cause many people to donate to his campaign and have a voice in his campaign, and mccain has failed to get that from even his own supporters! Asked by brian o'leary - Thu Oct 30 21:54:34 2008 - - 8 Answers - 0 Comments A. NOW thats a GOOD question!!! Answered by moe - Thu Oct 30 22:00:09 2008 What's more likely to work, constantly changing parties in control of America or campaign finance reform?
Q. How many of you even know the meaning of this question ? Asked by Count Acumen - Wed Jan 20 13:50:10 2010 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments A. Finance reform and term limits for the house and senate...No more 50 year dynasties. That and an easier recall process...make them acountable. Answered by Inconvenienttruth - Wed Jan 20 13:57:01 2010 From Yahoo Answer Search: "Campaign Finance"  democracynow.org Fri, 25 Jun 2010 07:49:48 PDT A daily TV/radio news program, hosted by Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez, airing on over 800 stations, pioneering the largest community media ... democracynow.org.  video.google.com Sun, 08 Oct 2006 18:40:28 PDT Hillary claims to be for campaign finance reform in this home video. Actually, she committed the greatest campaign finance fraud in history in her ... video.google.com.  dangerousintersection.org Fri, 16 Apr 2010 14:50:43 PDT ... advertising altruism american culture art astronomy athletics bigotry campaign finance reform cartoons censorship children civil rights ... dangerousintersection.org. From Google Video Search: "Campaign Finance"  minnesotaindependent.com Wed, 25 Aug 2010 13:28:57 GMT+00:00 complaint against Collett Minnesota Independent Candidate Jack Shepard has filed a complaint with the Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board alleging that ...  necn.com Sat, 21 Aug 2010 14:30:33 GMT+00:00 ruling necn he says they should join him in opposing a Supreme Court ruling that vastly increased how much can be spent on campaign ads. Senate minority leader Mitch ...  weblogs.baltimoresun.com Thu, 19 Aug 2010 16:14:14 GMT+00:00 Baltimore Sun (blog) Gubernatorial candidate Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr. submitted a campaign finance report so large it crashed The Sun's computers and the Board of Elections had ... Campaign finance reports show election heating up Frederick News Post (subscription) First Click: How Maryland politics really works Washington Post Erhlich attracts more donors; O'Malley collects more cash Baltimore Sun Uncovered Politics From Google News Search: "Campaign Finance"  media-files.gather.com 500px x 550px | 65.40kB [source page] next Hillary and Bill Clinton with Hillary s largest 2000 Donor Peter Paul turned Whistle Blower of election law frauds committed by Hillary to win her 2000 election www ejfa  lh5.google.com 515px x 350px | 74.40kB [source page] got there I ve compiled a chart of donations to each of the candidates categorized by the size of the donation using the data from the New York Times Election Guide 08 Finances section An interesting outlier can be found in Barack Obama s campaign funds While he has a large pool of big donations those over $200 he has the largest amount of small donations by far and  toothpastefordinner.com 333px x 700px | 22.80kB [source page] Heh From Toothpaste for Dinner From Yahoo Image Search: "Campaign Finance"  themorningsun.com unknown Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:01:33 GM He also spent seven times more than Democratic winner Virg Bernero, according to . campaign finance. reports filed Thursday. Snyder, a wealthy Ann Arbor businessman and former president of computer maker Gateway Inc., gave his campaign ... From Google Blog Search: "Campaign Finance" Campaign finance refers to the means by which money is raised for election campaigns. As campaigns have many expenditures, ranging from the cost of travel for the candidate and others to the purchasing of air time for TV advertisements, candidates often spend a great deal of time and effort raising money to finance their cause. This theme article is a stub. You can help Wikiquote by expanding it.Sourced
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