Money in NC Politics
The election for NC governor is not until 2008. So, how much will it cost if you want to be governor? So far (and there's over 2 years left), 3 Democrats have raised over $3,000,000.00. The candidates? Lt. Gov Perdue, Treasurer Moore, and Atty General Cooper. All 3 are current office holders who were re-elected to their current positions in 2004.
So why so much money? Why is so much money paid to people to run for governor? Shouldn't it cost less? Wouldn't it be great if non-professional career people could run for office? What's the solution? The solution is NOT to limit freedom of speech. The solution is NOT to stop people from donating or spending money. The solution is to get the money out of government -- if government weren't spending tens of billions of dollars, people wouldn't pay millions to politicians. If government didn't have ultimate control and millions of regulations controlling every aspect of business and personal life, people wouldn't need to bribe politicians to get freedom. Freedom would be owned by the people, not by the government. Get cash out of government -- by NOT by taking away freedom of speech.
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The Big O is correct (again). All levels of government are awash with contributions and lobbyists' money because that is a rational response to the leviathon that now reaches into every nook and crany of our economic lives. Any one of us would be making maximum contributions out to politicians if those politicians could, with one line in the tax code, put us out of business. By dramatically reducing the size and scope of government, you also reduce the need for businessmen and women to protect themselves using campaign contributions and lobbyists from that government.
Posted by: Vernon Robinson at February 02, 2006 03:48 PM (6lsYA)
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