To illustrate this, one only needs to look at financiers such as those in the top of the income bracket whose money is primarily taxed at about 15%; contrary to the average earner whose income is taxed at around 35%. Traditionally, the more capital a campaign raises, the more likely it is for that candidate to succeed. Therefore, this creates an incentive for politicians to prize donations in exchange for political favors. Moreover, the system should be working towards the progress and welfare of the people, not of the private sector. By enacting a federal law that exempts no civil official from punishment for bribery, independent donation, or political favoritism, this would allow candidates to think and act more freely to operate as they should: by and for the majority of the
To illustrate this, one only needs to look at financiers such as those in the top of the income bracket whose money is primarily taxed at about 15%; contrary to the average earner whose income is taxed at around 35%. Traditionally, the more capital a campaign raises, the more likely it is for that candidate to succeed. Therefore, this creates an incentive for politicians to prize donations in exchange for political favors. Moreover, the system should be working towards the progress and welfare of the people, not of the private sector. By enacting a federal law that exempts no civil official from punishment for bribery, independent donation, or political favoritism, this would allow candidates to think and act more freely to operate as they should: by and for the majority of the