Should there be a limit to the amount of money a candidate can receive from a donor?
In the U.S. a citizen may give $2,700 per election to a federal candidate, $5,000 per year to a PAC, $10,000 per year to a State or local party committee and $33,400 per year to a national party. Citizens and corporations may give unlimited amounts to a Super PAC. A Super PAC is freed from traditional campaign finance laws as long as it does not fund a candidate or campaign or coordinate directly with a campaign how to spend donations.
@ISIDEWITH8yrs8Y
@ISIDEWITH8yrs8Y
Yes, politicians should not be bought by wealthy donors
@9FBDR3F7mos7MO
In a lot of elections, there have been cans of worms opened about who is donating to who. For example, Trump called Hilary Clinton out about her being a hypocrite to the tax cut policy when he claimed that "you'd be cutting all your donors off." Or something along the lines of that.
@ISIDEWITH8yrs8Y
Yes, and ban all political donations and publicly fund elections
@9C4MSQH10mos10MO
Greedy CEOs and ruling class people including Deep State and Zionist operatives have hijacked elections since Day 1 and use donations to buy out politicians and make them swear allegiance to the Deep State and the Zionist Lobby instead of the people.
@ISIDEWITH8yrs8Y
No, this is a violation of free speech
@9FBDR3F7mos7MO
You are funding way too much money to the candidate, politicians shouldn't be pressured to impress there primary donors.
This inherently values some (the rich donors) speech more than it does others. If expression of free speech depends on monetary assets, it is not speech at all.
@ISIDEWITH8yrs8Y
No, as long as all donations are public knowledge
@5DVLBZW3yrs3Y
All current regulations hurt all alternatives to the Democratic and Republican Party candidates. The limits the D/R politicians impose on themselves are routinely violated by them, in fact; but are vigorously enforced against people like me. You really should look into this yourself.
@9B5CG66Republican12mos12MO
No, this is a violation of free speech as long as all donations are public knowledge
@igeryuIndependent3yrs3Y
Yes, and all donations should be public record.
@9D3RPBQ8mos8MO
Donors should be only perceived by grassroots sources and sources that are entirely democratic and people oriented
@8PP96SH3yrs3Y
Yes, politicians should not be bought by wealthy donors Yes, and ban all political donations and publicly fund elections
@97KSZBQ1yr1Y
I think we should increase transparency, allowing everyone to know which interests are supporting which parties and candidates, and to offset the impact of private money with public money.
@8GBN55KIndependent3yrs3Y
Elimination of corporate donations and a limitation to how much individuals may donate. Ban PAC'S.
@9KYDDB92wks2W
Yes, and both corporations and special interest groups should be barred from making political donations, since corporations are not citizens.
@9L3PV696 days6D
people should not be limited. corporations should. people are citizens with constitutional (first amendment) rights. corporations are not.
@9L2XRM51wk1W
Politicians and their supporters will always find ways around campaign finance laws, Should set a dollar amount for each elected office and no more money can be raise with stricter rules on reporting expenditures.
@9KDB59P4wks4W
No, but I would require each candidate be required to put a graphic by their name on all signs, tv adds, radio adds, that shows where they politically plot on the ISIDEWITH.Com Quiz (blue star) with a ID number so voters can look up their answers. ISIDEWITH would be tasked with ensuring their political voting history matches their quiz. Donators would have their ISIDEWITH graphic shown on the contribution web sites as well.
@9K7PKF91mo1MO
Any donation to a political candidate should be taxed 30%, 30% to the republican/democratic committee, 30% to a congressional bank who will monitor that the money is spent for approved campaign or congressional activities, 10% to the candidate to spend as they wish.
@9K5MYMGIndependent1mo1MO
Yes, but make it so all donations are completely anonymous to everyone even the person receiving the donation so the money cannot influence someone in the government's decision making.
Deleted1mo1MO
Both Yes and No, politicians should not be bought by wealthy donors; and ban all political donations and publicity fund elections; this is a violation of speech; as long as all donations are public knowledge.
@9JZQG8T1mo1MO
No, but the money should be treated not as a donation, but as a gift (inheritance), and should be taxed appropriately.
@9JZ6N38Libertarian1mo1MO
yes there should be a limit and any and all donations need to be traced to the original provider, no more hiding behind a super pac or other loopholes
@9JTY6YB 2mos2MO
Yes, and only individuals can donate, no groups, businesses, or affiliations. And the donor limit should be small enough that any middle income family should be able to hit that limit and not overburden their financial stability.
@9JLJF2D2mos2MO
Yes. Donations should be severely curtailed and all donors should be citizens (natural-born or naturalized) and should be natural persons (no corporations or PACs should be allowed to donate in any fashion)
@9J9G6DX2mos2MO
No, but concealing donations for or against a person, party, or policy by washing the money through PAC's should be illegal.
@9J8J2ZPProgressive2mos2MO
Yes, politicians should not be bought by wealthy donors whether they be industry lobbyists or private citizens.
@9J88MG62mos2MO
No, but there should be a cutoff period after which donations can no longer be accepted prior to any election.
@9J759WY2mos2MO
Yes, politicians should not be bought by wealthy donors. Moreover, all donations should be mandated to be anonymous.
@9J65GLB2mos2MO
Yes, and also publicly fund elections to supplement but not entirely ban individuals from donating up to a set monetary threshold.
@9CNWMJTIndependent 2mos2MO
If it is corporations and unions, then they should not donate at all since such entities are not individuals. I believe there should be a limit on the amount of money a candidate can receive from a donor to prevent billionaires and millionaires from buying politicians to govern as THEY see fit, not as the candidate sees fit.
@9J24H3WLibertarian 3mos3MO
No but donations should be placed anonymously and dispersed evenly to avoid the persuasion of votes by politicians
@9HZ8SG73mos3MO
All high office election should be limited to a publicly funded amount to ensure equal opportunities
@9HZ8DMDPeace and Freedom3mos3MO
i feel that if it’s over a certain amount that it must go to funding for health care or something else to help others
@9HRGMNT3mos3MO
Yes, and every candidate that meets an endorsement quota should have free and equal publicity time (debates, ads, news coverage)
@9HR7GNT3mos3MO
Yes, make the number $0. Political campaigns are a waste of time and money. They are toxic and divisive to society.
@9HPRL7C3mos3MO
No, but all the PACs and Super PACs should be removed and donation amounts should all be public record.
@9HMCTC9Constitution4mos4MO
Yes, and we should do away with corporations and organizations and special interest donations, only allowing, private donations.
@9HLK9DX4mos4MO
Only private donations, tax deductible within limits. No corporate, union or third party donations allowed
@9HKVHBQ4mos4MO
Yes, politicians should not be bought by wealthy donors and wealthy supporters can show their support in other ways
@9HJZMWN4mos4MO
Yes, and only citizens should be able to donate money, remove the employer information, and ban super packs
@9HBZSD44mos4MO
Yes, but limit how much money that Political Action Committees and Super Political Action Committees can donate for a candidate.
@9H3WN7S4mos4MO
If it’s corporate PAC money then yes absolutely. They should not receive any funding from those sources imo
@9GZR62T4mos4MO
Candidates should have the same amount of money for their campaigns regardless of their political party.
@9GXBQLL5mos5MO
A candidate should be able to have their own choice on what their own limit is, but should also be using their own money.
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