Monday, December 15, 2014

Campaign Finance Refrom

After reading the article "What's the Future for Campaign Finance Reform" and watching the documentary "Big Sky, Big Money" I can safely say that there is without a doubt many forms of corruption in our Campaign Financing system. However, the real questions that has been on every politically knowledgeable persons mind is whether or not our government should just keep spitting out Campaign Finance reforms to try to regulate campaign contributions raised by corporations, Unions, and everyday Americans. My answer to this question is quite simple especially when someone utter the phrase, "Money is like water, it will always find the leak". What this phrase basically means is that no matter how many regulations and limits the government puts on campaign Financing, money will always find its way into the big picture again. For years, money has shown to be the biggest factor in campaigns and in a way that the candidates that have, what seems to be, an unlimited expenditure of money can greatly influence the voters to vote for them in their upcoming election. However, should we just be ignoring the fact that money will always find its way into candidates pockets at the end of the day? In some sense I believe that this aspect of campaign financing is true, but if the money is not regulated then all we will be left with is a flood of corruption and money. Ultimately, in my mind it is virtually impossible to keep money out of politics, but if we do not continually try to resolve this problem it will only end in a bigger mess.

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