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Published: 07/31/10

U.S. Debt Could Be Cut by Sending Leftover Campaign Cash to Uncle Sam

By  Robert Schmuhl - Politics Daily
U.S. Debt Could Be Cut by Sending Leftover Campaign Cash to Uncle Sam

While senators and House members look for ways to tackle, if not tame, the gargantuan federal debt, they might look directly in the mirror for one source of available money. A principal criticism of American politics today is that there are too many dollars bankrolling the electoral system, making many races for public office overly expensive. Ironically, at the same time campaigns are awash with cash, the federal government is drowning in a sea of red ink. How, you ask, could the political situation help the governmental one? It's not that difficult. If you study the financial reports ...

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