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MadHound

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14. Perhaps you haven't been listening,

Reply to NNN0LHI (Original post)

Mon Jan 9, 2012, 06:39 PM

Jan 2012

There have been a large group of people who want to implement publicly financed elections for a long while. Take corporate money out of the equation. I know I've been preaching this, as have many others, on this board since its inception.

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Suppose we took all the money out of politics and every major candidate gets an equal amount [View all] NNN0LHI Jan 2012 OP

break up clear channel. Vincardog Jan 2012 #1

FOX news? NNN0LHI Jan 2012 #2

Dog is right. Clear channel is a hegemony, and why Johnny Cash flipped off COUNTRY MUSIC. WingDinger Jan 2012 #10

OK. Break up Clear Channel and then we can talk about taking money out of politics NNN0LHI Jan 2012 #13

Suppose we took all the money out of politics and gave each registered voter an equal amount... Scuba Jan 2012 #3

Who decides who is a "major" candidate? SixthSense Jan 2012 #4

What defines a "major candidate"? oldhippie Jan 2012 #5

You can define a major candidate any way you want to. Its immaterial to the questions I asked NNN0LHI Jan 2012 #7

No, it's not immaterial. How many "major candidates" ..... oldhippie Jan 2012 #17

People have a right to discuss issues, even Rush, however when they use their platform Bandit Jan 2012 #6

Let everyone give up to $1000 a year to a candidate. dawg Jan 2012 #8

And with the GOP's media advantage Dems will never win an election NNN0LHI Jan 2012 #9

My plan would cripple them. dawg Jan 2012 #11

How many elections until your plan starts causing the power of the Republican party to decline? NNN0LHI Jan 2012 #12

It would start immediately. dawg Jan 2012 #16

Perhaps you haven't been listening, MadHound Jan 2012 #14

you'll never get the money out...we need transparency so people can see the truth spanone Jan 2012 #15