This isn't acceptable. Isn't fair treatment from our government as important as fair officiating in our football games?
Do we value our democracy so little that we are willing to turn it over to special interests?
It doesn't have to be this way. Replacing special interest money with publicly funded campaigns would cost a fraction of what taxpayers pay in subsidies, tax loopholes and other give-aways that special interests buy. And the benefits of a clean environment and a health care system that works for everyone? That's priceless.
Do we value our democracy so little that we are willing to turn it over to special interests?
It doesn't have to be this way. Replacing special interest money with publicly funded campaigns would cost a fraction of what taxpayers pay in subsidies, tax loopholes and other give-aways that special interests buy. And the benefits of a clean environment and a health care system that works for everyone? That's priceless.
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