I have been thinking about campaign contributions limits and if when a candidate announces one, if it is ethical. Let's just imagine a multi-millionaire running for office against a normal middle class citizen. When the rich person says they will only take small contributions knowing they can use this as a political weapon against their opponent, is it OK? I remember in the last election cycle Chuck Grace was running against a local lawyer that did this.
One of the reasons that Illinois politics are so dirty is there are no campaign limits of any kind. You can give our Governor a check for $1M today and likely by your child a nice job in the State government or a $3M grant for your new baseball stadium. Of course, your child or baseball park would only move forward because they are the best option. ;)
Nothing better than the campaign season in Illinois, like a good rain at a dump there is lots of colorful runoff to examine, if you can keep your feet from getting dirty.
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