Posted on Apr 28, 2016
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Do you think this would open the door for drug traffickers and foreign governments to illegally contribute money to U.S. elections?
House panel moves bill to ban IRS from tracking donors to tax-exempt groups
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This will further open the door for bought elections. The Koch bros., George Sorros, Saudi Arabia and other countries will be filling up the coffers in exchange for some kinds of favors. This is wrong in so many ways. If a tax exempt organization has that much funding, should they no longer be tax exempt?
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Terrible, terrible idea... more dark money in politics, is that what we really need?
From the article:
House Ways and Means Committee ranking member Sandy Levin (D-Mich.), said that the donor disclosure requirement is the only real protection against tax-exempt 501(c)(4) organizations illegally using foreign money in elections.
He said “it’s no secret” why Republicans are working to keep donor information hidden, because groups affiliated with Karl Rove and Charles and David Koch were top spenders in the 2012 election cycle.
“What this bill does, to put it simply, is to solidify the secrecy around the role of big money in campaigns,” Levin said.
From the article:
House Ways and Means Committee ranking member Sandy Levin (D-Mich.), said that the donor disclosure requirement is the only real protection against tax-exempt 501(c)(4) organizations illegally using foreign money in elections.
He said “it’s no secret” why Republicans are working to keep donor information hidden, because groups affiliated with Karl Rove and Charles and David Koch were top spenders in the 2012 election cycle.
“What this bill does, to put it simply, is to solidify the secrecy around the role of big money in campaigns,” Levin said.
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PFC Al Sethre - Every politician who supported this bill needs to be given the boot. That said, what Democrat is supporting this bill? All the Democrats in the article you posted were opposed to it, while all the Republicans mentioned were in favor.
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PFC Al Sethre
SSG (Join to see) - Whoops, I misread, the bi-partisan part was at the bottom of the article talking about different bills the Ways and Means Committee passed. Good catch.
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I agree with you on transparency, however I don't agree that the rich should be allowed to buy elections.
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SSgt Christopher Brose
What do you mean by "the rich" and by "buy elections"? That's a bumper sticker. Hopefully you have some reasoning that's deeper than a bumper sticker?
The thing is, "the rich" are already "buying elections." Money goes from companies and unions and individuals to candidates and PACs. Trying to make elections free from the influence of money is as idealistic and futile as trying to eliminate crime by getting rid of all guns. It's just never going to happen.
With 100% transparency, anybody could give whatever they want to any candidate, and everyone else can see where the money is coming from. And then you can decide for yourself who is getting "bought", and by whom. However, I strongly suspect that most people will conclude that the candidates they like are not being bought, they're just being supported. It's only the candidates they don't like that are being bought.
The thing is, "the rich" are already "buying elections." Money goes from companies and unions and individuals to candidates and PACs. Trying to make elections free from the influence of money is as idealistic and futile as trying to eliminate crime by getting rid of all guns. It's just never going to happen.
With 100% transparency, anybody could give whatever they want to any candidate, and everyone else can see where the money is coming from. And then you can decide for yourself who is getting "bought", and by whom. However, I strongly suspect that most people will conclude that the candidates they like are not being bought, they're just being supported. It's only the candidates they don't like that are being bought.
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