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“Public campaign financing is a taxpayer handout to politicians!”
What You Say
Public financing replaces billionaire dependency with small-donor matching — the Blueprint proposes real-time disclosure over $200 alongside voluntary public match. Taxpayers already subsidize campaigns through the presidential public-funding system and unlimited dark-money tax breaks for donors. The question is whether voters or undisclosed funders pick who can run competitive races.
The Stab
Dark money is the handout — just hidden.
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