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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@B6RPQP51mo1MO
Yes, total campaign spending should be capped, corporate donations should be limited and public knowledge, total donation amounts for individuals over certain amounts should be public knowledge, and all donation information should be in a standardized form, easily accessible to constituents at all time during the campaign, and for a time following the campaign that is no less than the maximum combined term lengths for the position.
@9WQYBX212mos12MO
Ban all donations unless they are split equally to running people. They would only get that money once have to use it to run everything.
Yes, however, I believe the current laws address that issue and nothing necessarily needs to change.
@9D6JC74Constitution2yrs2Y
No but eliminate PAC donations and PACs completely
Yes, much like a 401k vs a, "super," 401k super PACs should be subject to contribution. Limits should curated at different price levels for citizens and organizations.
@9YBHLFZ11mos11MO
Candidates should not receive money from donors, especially if that donor is a company rather than an individual
@9MW35WN1yr1Y
No, but only from private individuals. Continue to restrict how much unions and corporations donate.
@9K99V29 1yr1Y
Yes, but the current limits should be higher so that the limit only really applies to uber-wealthy lobbyists
@9FPQYY72yrs2Y
It is free speech, but also we should definitely know from who and where it’s going.
@9FPFGQ52yrs2Y
So long they’re not trying to get an “in” with the candidate they should be allowed. No buying votes.
@9D4R2MD2yrs2Y
No, but just as corporations, Super PACs, and other impersonal organizations do not have the right to vote, they should not have the right to influence elections through large-scale donations either.
@9CMN9242yrs2Y
No. There is seemingly no shortage of money the government has so we need all we can get to put a solid president in power.
@9BYQ6XX2yrs2Y
Polititians should not have donors.
@93HRXV4Libertarian2yrs2Y
On the "individual level" no but organizations such as corporations and unions should not be allowed to donate anything. Neither is a person in that sense
@99VCHDG3yrs3Y
@96BJXQ73yrs3Y
Set a limit on spending and make it fair .
@954SVSR3yrs3Y
no, as long as their is a record of it and record of what it was used for/ used properly
@9469VH73yrs3Y
Maybe. But there needs to be complete transparency with all donations (both to the candidate and PACS).
@93MTNYY3yrs3Y
Yes, all political donations should be banned and those that run campaigns must pay for it from their own wealth.
@93LQN2Z3yrs3Y
No, as long as all donations (including non-monetary) are public knowledge
@93L925W3yrs3Y
Eliminate donations. Make the battle ground a fair and equitable fight that is determined by a candidates policies and character, not the funds raised.
@92HQ4RQIndependent3yrs3Y
Campaign spending should be set at a top limit for every position to prevent the wealthy from monopolizing power because of money. PACs should be illegal, as well as accepting donations from outside the state. The current system fosters wrong allegiances. Campaign funding should come from private donors, but with funding limits raised.
@8Z63X624yrs4Y
I don’t care. I’m not running for anything.
@8Z63X624yrs4Y
No, it doesn’t matter. Limitations of funding would still be a rigged process.
@8YWD8TW4yrs4Y
No, but corporations, special interests groups, and their owners/members should be banned from making political donations, with all donations being public knowledge.
@8XS4CHP4yrs4Y
There should only be publicly funded elections.
@8WLD5Q9Republican4yrs4Y
There should be no limit only during their campaigns.
@8W79PLL4yrs4Y
it should be banned and politicians shouldn't be bought like that.
@8VWW8BG4yrs4Y
only if the donor is donating to the candidate to receive a later benefit
@8V9JHRY4yrs4Y
Yes, to make it a fair playing field for other canadiates.
@8V75S4T4yrs4Y
No one should fund politicians
@8TGW6N8Independent4yrs4Y
Yes, both parties are against these limitations. Unfortunately, the names of super pacs can hide the identities of wealthy or foreign donners.
@8QFMTMN5yrs5Y
Yes, donating to a political candidate should be illegal; all campaigns should be funded by a public program so every candidate has an equal amount of funding regardless of their class.
@8QFGC5W5yrs5Y
Yes, but make all donations to politicians and/or their campaign public
@8Q7877NIndependent5yrs5Y
There should be a limit on corporate donations, but not on someone's personal contributions.
@8Q73YBG5yrs5Y
If the donor is a corporation who wants the politician to push their agenda, yes.
@8Q6JXM5Independent5yrs5Y
There should be limits on what corporations/businesses can give, but a person should be able to donate as much of their personal income as they desire.
@8PG2ZHK5yrs5Y
All donations should go into a common funed that is evenly split between all canadetes.
@8P77KZV5yrs5Y
Donations should come specifically from individuals and by any amount an individual chooses to donate. Businesses, organizations or other groups should not be allowed to donate to a political campaign.
@8NV5GGJIndependent5yrs5Y
Politicians should not be purchased by anyone person or company.
@8MS3ZQN5yrs5Y
no so long as all donations are subject to public and cirminal oversight because it is an expression of free speach.
@8KTY65KIndependent5yrs5Y
All candidates should be allotted a certain amount of money for campaigning, no donor funding
@8KQW7LZ5yrs5Y
Yes! It should be within reasonable amount and I think all donations should be public knowledge and transparent to ensure that no special interest groups are trying to leverage their own agendas
@8DMRHBGLibertarian5yrs5Y
Yes, also all donations should be made public knowledge.
@8CBFC2B5yrs5Y
It shouldn’t affect the policy’s the Candidate te proposed
@9D2VPKF2yrs2Y
Ban the money period no money!!! In all of office city to presidential no money lobbying no money period.
@9C9SVS92yrs2Y
All candidates should be limited to the same amount of funding and same number of ads
@9B632H83yrs3Y
No, but to an extent that ensures no bribery or ill will donating.
@99D7PH23yrs3Y
Yes, and all donated money should be reported to the public
Yes, including from Super PACs and donation amounts and recipients should be disclosed within a set time of the donation.
@95Y393JLibertarian3yrs3Y
@95FFNWN3yrs3Y
Yes, each candidate should be provided with the same budget.
@8ZY88SS4yrs4Y
No foreign funds at all! And contributions should be held at $100,000.00 maximum individual or corporation. Pac's and other fund-raising groups should be checked for misconduct.
@8M94PFW4yrs4Y
Candidates should be funded only by individual voters.
@9C8YDNN2yrs2Y
It depends on the situation. If it’s communism no. Freedom of speech doesn’t include the freedom for them to brainwash our citizens to vote our freedoms away.
@8V5LJ974yrs4Y
Yes, politicians should not be bought by wealthy donors and it must be public knowledge.
@8NXN4K6Libertarian5yrs5Y
No, if donors want to provide an amount to a candidate - that is of their own free will and there is nothing wrong with that.
@8PWFF8K5yrs5Y
Yes, but only remove corporate donors and allow public funds
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