"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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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 will not regulate these companies to protect Americans. Food companies are not alone, the cotton industry is also at fault. Safety standards that some companies include on night wear voluntarily because of the great risk of burns, are not national law. The cotton industry gives generous contributions to Congress in hopes that any legislation concerning safety standards will be shut down. These are safety standards that have already saved dozens of lives and could save many more. Campaign money from industries stops laws that would help out every American. New drugs are released into the market for public use everyday. The company that originated the drug holds a patent on that drug for an amount of time, after this time any company can make this drug and offer it at a competitive price. Competitive prices would be of great help to those who are on a fixed income, such as the elderly population, and cannot afford the high price of medications. Contributions of !8.4 million going to campaigns and 8.4 million in soft money from medicine developing companies have influenced politicians to lengthen the amount of time that patents on drugs last, costing Americans millions. These are just three examples of how industries hurt the people of America by donating to campaigns. There are many more hurting average citizens everyday, without them even knowing it. In the end taxpayer pay for these contributions that hurt them so much anyway. When a large business makes a donation, they must make up for the lost money. They do this by raising the prices that they charge consumers. Congress gives the contributions back to companies through corporate welfare. 167 billion dollars a year is given to companies that donated to campaigns. This money has to come from somewhere. It comes from the taxes every year of John Q. Public. So we are not only paying higher prices as a result of campaign contributions, but we are paying the corporations again through corporate welfare. Consumer safety is commonly ignored because of special interest industries. Higher prices are put upon us a the cash register every time we buy something from a company that funds campaigns. Taxes are high because of corporate welfare. Reform is needed to save Americans from this kind of treatment from the big businesses.

Money is the major factor in any political race.

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