Auctioning Democracy: The Rise of Super PACs and the 2012 Election
Submitted by Charleston Voice on Mon, 02/20/2012 - 21:07Auctioning Democracy: The Rise of Super PACs and the 2012 Election
Abolishing the 16th Amendment Income Tax & IRS may be a ways off for right now. But, the IRS chartering of privileged groups and foundations for special tax favor with the non-profit tax-exempt chartering should get top billing for elimination right NOW!
The presidential race had barely gotten off the ground when it became clear that 2012 would be the year of the Super PAC. The millions of dollars raised and spent by these strange and powerful court-created entities have created a kind of parallel campaign.
Super PACs represent much of what is wrong with American democracy rolled neatly into one package. They are tools that powerful special interests and a tiny privileged minority can use to work their will by drowning out the voices of ordinary Americans in a sea of (sometimes secret) cash...
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