Tax Checkoff Finances Green Party Candidate's Presidential Bid [View all]

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From BuzzFeed:

The Federal Election Commission announced Friday night that $260,389 in federal matching funds was awarded to Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein.

The announcement makes Stein, a physician and former Massachusetts gubernatorial contender, one of three candidates to rely heavily on public funding dollars in their bids for the presidency.

Buddy Roemer, the former congressman and governor who suspended his presidential campaign in May, received over $351,000 from the FEC, and Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson — still in the race — has received over $303,000 in federal funds.

The presidential public funding program is financed by a $3 check-off option that appears on personal income tax returns. Neither Mitt Romney nor President Obama accepted federal funding — to become eligible for the program, the candidate must agree to an overall spending limit.

Read more: http://www.buzzfeed.com/rubycramer/tax-checkoff-finances-green-party-candidates-pres

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So, none of you responders may support Jill Stein.

I for one think this is a travesty. Why are WE paying for such a wacknoodle's campaign?