(October 21, 2014 at 9:35 am)Tonus Wrote: Simplify the tax code and he wouldn't be able to do that. No, I'm not expecting that to happen. The non-wealthy citizen can't "lobby" the government, at least not on the same level. But instead of pointing a finger at him, let's point out that he paid a microscopically small amount of tax and did not break the law in doing so.
We can certainly shake our heads at this:
Quote:Both men have accepted public financing for their campaigns.Looks like he'll be getting that $673 back.
It used to be you and your neighbors could gather around, discuss politics, decided that one of you should be a community leader. Then pass around a hat collecting funds to help elect that person. I'm not sure you could do that today without running afoul of campaign finance laws.
Sad what we have become.
