"No matter what your social issue, if you want to solve it get the money out of politics. Only then will lawmakers vote for their people rather than their pocketbooks." Jack E. Lohman. Money corrupts politics, and when contributions are being made to candidates it is not in the best interest of the American people. Campaign Finance is out of control in today's political races. Candidates are taking money from wherever and whoever they can get it. Soft money is flowing through elections without care or caution. People who make these contributions do not share the views of the average citizen, so politicians end up representing the wrong people. Money decides races, sometimes leaving the better man but lighter spender out of a position. Candidates make decisions based on what will help them financially that what is better for the people. Contributions by industry are made not in the interest of the people, sometimes hurting them in ways they don't even know. No matter what the opposition may say campaign finance reform is needed urgently to keep our democracy as our founders intended it.

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Donors not representing the public, money, not people and issues deciding races, politicians voting for campaign funds instead of the public, corporations risking the safety of people, these are all problems that could be fixed by reforming campaign finance. Campaign finance is an urgent problem that must be remedied soon or we will be facing a situation in government where the power lies in the hand of those who have money to donate to campaigns. If something is not done we will be heading straight into a corrupt and contemptible government whose only care is that of being reelected. Action must be taken now before it is too late and scandalous congressmen will only support scandalous policy. If our government is to be saved, we must have campaign finance reform.

It would not matter much where candidates got the money from for their campaigns except that when elected, politicians act on in accordance to the wishes of those who have made donations. 71% of citizens say that a politicians choices and votes are made on the basis of money. 61% of donors agree with this. Its been explained that a small percentage of people make donations, and these people do not represent the population as a whole. If politicians make decisions based on this small group of people they are not representing the entire population ,or doing what is best for the majority, as they were hired to do. Politicians realize where they get funding and work to please those with the money. Robert Reich estimates that half of all Americans with a million dollar a year income or greater have had their picture taken with the president. All this attention is going to a group that consists of less than 90,000. This cannot be healthy for a government that is supposed to work for all Americans. When congress persons make decisions based on whether it will fill their campaign fund, it is not representative of the people that they should be representing. The decisions that they make may be harmful to the people, but that does not matter to some politicians. All that matter to them is dollars. The people don't know this though because those dollars are sepnt trying to convince everyone that their representative did a good job and worked for their best interest. Money does matter to politicians and they remember and reward those who get them into office.

Donations made by corporations often hurt individuals either financially or even medically. Corporations make up a large portion of the groups that give generous donations. These corporations do not care what is good for the people, all they care about is their own bottom line. If this means shipping unsafe or unhealthy products, that is what will be done. Food companies have donated $41 million dollars on the promise by candidates, that once in office, will not make stricter regulations on e-coli protection. E-coli is a deadly bacteria that infects numerous people every year. But as a result of donatoins by food companies, goverment wil

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