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tonybgood

(218 posts) Wed Feb 19, 2014, 08:58 AM Feb 2014

Get Money out of Politics. [View all]

I just had a crazy idea (yeah, so what else is new?)! If we want to get money out of our political process, why not tax lobbying? You want to spend your money to influence Congress, you pay dollar for dollar in taxes. Wonder how that'd work?

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Get Money out of Politics. [View all] tonybgood Feb 2014 OP

Like a charm shenmue Feb 2014 #1

A great idea that will never happen. bigwillq Feb 2014 #2

Even better, LWolf Feb 2014 #3

This would be about more than just elections. tonybgood Feb 2014 #5

I think any contact between a lobbyist and any legislator rurallib Feb 2014 #4

Who would be rendering such a tax? The2ndWheel Feb 2014 #6

That's why those who currently benefit from our corrupt system must be voted out! tonybgood Feb 2014 #7