Did you Vote for Change?
for Accountability; for leveling the playing field; for National Health Care?
Well, your vote apparently doesn’t carry as much weight as it use to.
Here’s one of the main reasons why:
U.S. Democracy Under Siege — Senate Debate Excerpts
Excerpts from the Congressional Record of the October 14, 1999 Senate debate.
The following is a tabulation, for clarity, of the figures cited by Mr. Feingold:
– 1980 1992 1996 Total soft money contributions to parties ($millions) under 20 86 about 250 # of donors giving over $200,000 – 52 219 # of donors giving over $300,000 – 20 120 # of donors giving over $400,000 – 13 79 # of donors giving over $500,000 – 9 50 # of companies giving over $150,000 to each of the political parties (“double givers”) – 7 43
(emphasis added)
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