: "Part of me resonates with your wish. But even assuming there was any way we could implement such a system at this point, I have to say that a bigger part of me believes that candidates should be free to spend whatever they can raise. Is this a "money=free speech" glibertarian point of view? (1/3)"

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Part of me resonates with your wish. But even assuming there was any way we could implement such a system at this point, I have to say that a bigger part of me believes that candidates should be free to spend whatever they can raise. Is this a "money=free speech" glibertarian point of view? (1/3)

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(2/3) Yes. Does this ignore how corrupting large buckets of money can be? Yes. I admit these warts, & others you could name. My only wish is this: every single donation has to be public.* And easily accessible, in an online database. This to me seems like the best balance reasonably achievable.

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