Reviews for Fallacy of Campaign Finance Reform

The average rating for Fallacy of Campaign Finance Reform based on 2 reviews is 2.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2015-05-31 00:00:00 Augusto Garces The fallacy of restricting private financing of political campaigns ultimately boils down to believing in two planks: that censorship improves debate, and that limiting choice somehow encourages voter participation and enthusiasm. John Samples not only assembles the continuous consensus of decades of academic research, which shows that campaign donations do not corrupt politicians or muzzle majority rule. He also lays bare the rhetorical hypocrisy of campaign regulators who claim to be countering the power of an incumbent elite, but in reality hope their new fetters on speech will buttress their incumbent elite. Promoting populism is associated with public finance, but this perception is completely backwards once the fact of private money bringing about more competitive elections is appreciated.

Review # 2 was written on 2010-01-11 00:00:00 John Wappler i love right-wing arguments.