In the U.S. a citizen may give $2,700 per election to a federal candidate, $5,000 per year to a PAC, $10,000 per year to a State or local party committee and $33,400 per year to a national party. Citizens and corporations may give unlimited amounts to a Super PAC. A Super PAC is freed from traditional campaign finance laws as long as it does not fund a candidate or campaign or coordinate directly with a campaign how to spend donations.
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Response rates from 4.7k University--Rosedale voters.
73% Yes |
27% No |
65% Yes |
21% No |
6% Yes, politicians should not be bought by wealthy donors |
5% No, as long as all donations are public knowledge |
2% Yes, and ban all political donations and publicly fund elections |
1% No, this is a violation of free speech |
Trend of support over time for each answer from 4.7k University--Rosedale voters.
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Trend of how important this issue is for 4.7k University--Rosedale voters.
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Unique answers from University--Rosedale voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
@9QZGVST4mos4MO
Yes. Ban all political donations. The government should give each political party the same amount of money: enough to stand a candidate in every riding. Reports of how every dollar was spent by the parties should then be written and available to the public.
@9LJGNWT 7mos7MO
Yes, up to $5000 and only from humans. No foundations, corporations, charities or other legal entities.
@8Y85WN93yrs3Y
yes, donations should be public knowledge as well
@8WZQ4HT3yrs3Y
Yes, but raise the maximum allowed by the law
@8VR933S3yrs3Y
Limit donor spending and ban corporate donations.
@8VH22SV3yrs3Y
Businesses and corporations should not be allowed to donate to political parties. Individuals should be allowed to donate but they should be given a cap on the amount.
@8VD5KLP3yrs3Y
There should be a limit to how much a candidate is able to receive.
@8VCGSHW3yrs3Y
Yes, And 100% of all Donations should be publicly known of what party received how much and from what company.
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