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The State Of Money In Politics

(2014-01-07 07:49:24) 下一个

In January 2010, the Supreme Court handed down their landmark Citizens United ruling, dramatically altering campaign finance in America. The decision allowed corporations and labor unions to spend unlimited money directly on politics and it created an explosion in so-called 501(c)(4)s, nonprofits named for where they fall in the tax code. As these organizations have become some of the biggest spenders in politics today, new questions are arising in D.C. and around the country about how -- and whether -- money in politics should be reined in. Four years after Citizens United: how we pay for politics and the state of campaign finance reform.

Read the article: http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2014-01-07/four-years-after-citizens-united-state-money-politics

 

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