Get Money out of Politics.

[tonybgood]

I just had a crazy idea (yeah, so what else is new?)! If we want to get money out of our political process, why not tax lobbying? You want to spend your money to influence Congress, you pay dollar for dollar in taxes. Wonder how that'd work?

[shenmue]

1. Like a charm

Great idea. I just wish people had the guts to do that.

[bigwillq]

2. A great idea that will never happen.

Money rules the world. And its politics.

[LWolf]

3. Even better,

why not simply make all elections 100% publicly funded, and require equal press time, and debates that give candidates equal talk time and the same questions?

[tonybgood]

5. This would be about more than just elections.

Lobbyist also influence legislation with junkets and other "perks" for Congress. All of those expenditures should be taxed, dollar for dollar!

[rurallib]

4. I think any contact between a lobbyist and any legislator

or their staff should be recorded and must be in public.

[The2ndWheel]

6. Who would be rendering such a tax?

The same people that get the money from lobbying?

[tonybgood]

7. That's why those who currently benefit from our corrupt system must be voted out!