http://edsteinink.com/2009/10/10/just-how-crazy-we-really-are/ The new online home of editorial cartoonist, writer and analyst Ed Stein. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 04:56:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://edsteinink.com/2009/10/10/just-how-crazy-we-really-are/comment-page-1/#comment-986 FoosMaster Sat, 10 Oct 2009 22:53:40 +0000 http://edsteinink.com/?p=788#comment-986 It’s about money! Big money can afford the commercials that deceive people about what the provisions they support will actually do. Like I have said many times, big business uses to an extreme the old psychological truth that “If you tell a lie often enough people will begin to believe it”. Many people believe what they hear constantly in commercials that are paid for by big money interests because they hear it so much. Republicans may be more in support of Big Money interests than the Democrats in general but too many Democrats also accept their money and do their bidding. I can see only three ways to get the Big Money out of politics, but if you think people are screaming about healthcare costs, wait till you hear this. 1) Lobby organizations should be outlawed, period!!! 2) I think that ALL political campaigns should be paid for with tax dollars and that ALL politicians should be restricted to the same amount of money that they can spend. Politicians should Not be able to receive private money for their campaigns! I also believe that there should be a law restricting private organizations from paying for political commercials, only the politicians can have political commercials that are paid for with their tax paid campaign funds. If one politician is allowed to appear on a TV or Radio program for free then that station should be required to give ALL the politicians in that race the same amount of time in the same time slot. 3) Private organizations should not be allowed to advertise for or against a political issue. That information should be restricted to informational advertisements produced only by the government to inform the public of the Actual bills that are being debated or being voted on. It’s about money! Big money can afford the commercials that deceive people about what the provisions they support will actually do. Like I have said many times, big business uses to an extreme the old psychological truth that “If you tell a lie often enough people will begin to believe it”. Many people believe what they hear constantly in commercials that are paid for by big money interests because they hear it so much. Republicans may be more in support of Big Money interests than the Democrats in general but too many Democrats also accept their money and do their bidding.
I can see only three ways to get the Big Money out of politics, but if you think people are screaming about healthcare costs, wait till you hear this.
1) Lobby organizations should be outlawed, period!!!
2) I think that ALL political campaigns should be paid for with tax dollars and that ALL politicians should be restricted to the same amount of money that they can spend. Politicians should Not be able to receive private money for their campaigns! I also believe that there should be a law restricting private organizations from paying for political commercials, only the politicians can have political commercials that are paid for with their tax paid campaign funds. If one politician is allowed to appear on a TV or Radio program for free then that station should be required to give ALL the politicians in that race the same amount of time in the same time slot.
3) Private organizations should not be allowed to advertise for or against a political issue. That information should be restricted to informational advertisements produced only by the government to inform the public of the Actual bills that are being debated or being voted on.

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