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Originally Posted by Delgar
From the "surprised but not surprised" department, the NDP have come up with yet another way to pickpocket taxpayers involuntarily. This is just pure greed:
"If passed, an Alberta government plan will see taxpayer dollars help fund the province’s election campaigns.
The recommendation was made by Edmonton-Ellerslie NDP MLA Rod Loyola in Wednesday’s ethics committee meeting. He proposed parties and candidates get a rebate for half of their campaign expenses, as long as they get at least 10 per cent of the vote."
http://www.edmontonsun.com/2016/08/1...-wildrose-says |
Basically, the same thought process the Chretien Liberals had in the early 90s. "We can't fundraise as well as the other guys, so we'll take steps to cripple the other guys' ability to fundraise and then force the taxpayer to compensate us too!"
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Originally Posted by GGG
I would prefer a system that banned donations to political parties and the government paid for a set amount for each riding for any party/person over a certain threshold.
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I don't entirely disagree, but that might tread too closely to restricting or stifling freedom of speech. Also, it would be a great way to ensure little parties or independent candidates never get off the ground. Great for the entrenched large parties though.