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.
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@B3VGV2T 1mo1MO
This is a long-standing debate in American politics, with arguments on both sides regarding its necessity, legality, and potential effects. Federal law currently imposes limits on the amount of money a donor can give directly to a candidate's campaign, but court rulings have significantly altered the landscape of campaign finance regulations in recent decades.
Arguments for limiting donor contributions
Preventing corruption: Proponents argue that large contributions can lead to "quid pro quo" corruption or the appearance of corruption, where donors receive favorable treatment… Read more
@84ZWD6LLibertarian3yrs3Y
Yes, $1,000 a year to individual candidates & $1,500 to Political Parties, and ban PACs and Super PACs. All donations should be public information, as well as how donations are spent
@9VTFXL8 8mos8MO
Yes, and there should also be a cap on how much money a candidate can recieve from all collective donors
@SablevargGreen 1yr1Y
Yes, and the candidate should have to disclose all donations and their amounts for the sake of transparency.
@84ZWD6LLibertarian3yrs3Y
Yes, $500 a year and ban PACs and Super PACs
Restrict donations to individuals residing in candidate district and prohibit corporate & PAC donations
@93B98B63yrs3Y
sometimes there should be a limit
Yes, but make it so they can’t accept any donation.
@36XJB2V4yrs4Y
Yes, but political campaigns should be publicly funded
Liberal Canidate should be able to receive as much as possible. Conservative candidates are normally rich enough.
@36XJB2V4yrs4Y
Yes, and publicly fund all elections.
@KaiLikesLinux4yrs4Y
Yes, as this moves power away from massive institutions, and closer to the individual person
@8TC3K684yrs4Y
Any repeat transactions should be flagged and anything over $50k should be looked at
@8PBR2JH5yrs5Y
Yes, and we should abolish Superpacs, and overturn Citizens United. Corporations are not people and should not get the same rights as people.
Yes, politicians should not be bought by wealthy donors and we should ban all political donations and publicly fund elections
@99GVWQX3yrs3Y
i guess it just depends on who the donors are to me and investigations should happen sometimes
@97L2GS33yrs3Y
No, because if you support someone then you should be allowed to help them.
@97J7JWW3yrs3Y
Yes, and all political contributions should be made public record.
@84ZWD6LLibertarian3yrs3Y
Yes, $1,000 a year to individual candidates & $1,500 to Political Parties, and ban PACs and Super PACs. All donations should be public information
Yes, and where the donations are coming from should be public knowledge.
@84ZWD6LLibertarian3yrs3Y
Yes, $500 a year and ban all PACs and corporations from donating
@8P6PWZP5yrs5Y
No, only for private donors.
@842VWLKProgressive4yrs4Y
yes, but do slightly increase the amount someone can donate so that it can be a bit more competitive.
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