The Boston Globe, February 17th, 1995
Don't wait for Congress or the crowd on Beacon Hill to clean up politics. Do it yourself! The opportunity is there on your tax return, and last year the state Legislature made it even more appealing. Congress voted in 1971 to establish a taxpayer-financed presidential campaign fund, and the system has proved to be a revolution in democratizing elections and diluting the influence of big contributors since it was first implemented in 1976. The presidential system's major weakness now is an exception that allows "soft money" to be spent on a candidate's behalf even if it is not given directly to...
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