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txlibdem

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2. True. Perhaps it is time to Occupy Election Financing

Reply to Nihil (Reply #1)

Sat Jan 21, 2012, 06:14 PM

Jan 2012

Force public financing and shorten the election cycle to 60 days for local and state offices and 120 days for national offices. End lobbyists, PACs and Super-PACs and allow only the candidates themselves to make campaign ads.

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Phasing out fossil fuel subsidies 'could provide half of global carbon target' [View all] txlibdem Jan 2012 OP

Many people - even those at the top - can see what to do ... Nihil Jan 2012 #1

True. Perhaps it is time to Occupy Election Financing txlibdem Jan 2012 #2

I agree with phasing out fossil fuel subsidies guardian Jan 2012 #3

So why are we subsidizing a 3 Trillion Dollar industry at all? txlibdem Jan 2012 #4

No, it's 12% muriel_volestrangler Jan 2012 #5

doomers Kolesar Jan 2012 #6