Himself. Another part of my reforms is that nobody can give any candidate or official

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Himself. Another part of my reforms is that nobody can give any candidate or official

David F Mayer — 5/4/2009 5:24:56 PM (archived)

any gift whatsoever. This includes his own family. NOBODY. He either lives on his income or he starves.

No campaign contributions.
No gifts.
No bribes.
No donations.
No honoraria.
No lecture fees.

NOTHING except his salary and investment income.

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Even with 60 Senators health care not a slam dunk - Buck Galaxy - 5/3/2009 11:37:18 PM
- Interesting that the Nays all have public health care - azstrummer - 5/4/2009 5:40:50 PM
  - "slowly phase out private industry" - Lee - 5/6/2009 5:29:48 PM
  - So do the "pros." - TB - 5/4/2009 6:08:43 PM
    - In 6 days, my daughter will have no health insurance at all. - Mary Anne - 5/5/2009 12:43:28 AM
      - Just let private enterprise handle it. - David F Mayer - 5/5/2009 4:41:01 AM
        
        What? - Lee - 5/6/2009 5:33:20 PM
        
        What? - Lee - 5/6/2009 5:33:15 PM
        
        Ever actually priced insurance for a college graduate? (n/t) - TB - 5/5/2009 4:43:35 AM
        
        Yes. I know that I exaggerated, but I was using poetic license. - David F Mayer - 5/5/2009 4:55:48 AM
        
        re: poetic license - TB - 5/5/2009 5:10:40 AM
        
        Fair enough, but apply same standard to GOP reform - dtb - 5/5/2009 5:25:46 PM
        
        re: Fair enough, but apply same standard to GOP reform - TB - 5/5/2009 5:44:10 PM
        
        I could live with that... - dtb - 5/5/2009 6:37:51 PM
        
        re: I could live with that... - TB - 5/5/2009 8:25:41 PM
      - My son passed a kidney stone... - Jody - 5/5/2009 3:20:02 AM
        
        I bet he couldn't go to the doctor to have his blood calcium level detected before the stone formed. - Mary Anne - 5/5/2009 12:46:01 PM
        
        *I* would understand the problem a little better? - Jody - 5/5/2009 8:05:25 PM
        
        If you say so. - Mary Anne - 5/5/2009 8:31:24 PM
        
        Oh...I am a hypocrite too. (n/t) - Jody - 5/5/2009 8:50:42 PM
        
        That is neither here nor there for me.. - Jody - 5/5/2009 6:40:14 PM
        
        Well, he could - TB - 5/5/2009 5:07:30 PM
        
        I think that getting antibiotics for bronchitis from the doctor's office... - Mary Anne - 5/5/2009 5:57:40 PM
        
        Yes it gets charged to medicare - Buck Galaxy - 5/5/2009 6:18:04 AM
        
        typo "treatments" (n/t) - Buck Galaxy - 5/5/2009 3:31:05 PM
        
        I had one, and it cost ME $7,000 to have it removed, and the health insurance paid the rest. - David F Mayer - 5/5/2009 4:45:17 AM
      - What state does she live in? (n/t) - TB - 5/5/2009 2:13:05 AM
        
        Pennsylvania - Mary Anne - 5/5/2009 12:33:08 PM
        
        re: Pennsylvania - TB - 5/5/2009 4:54:20 PM
        
        180 days. Yes, I know. - Mary Anne - 5/5/2009 6:02:28 PM
        
        I assumed you were looking for something to fill a gap. - TB - 5/5/2009 8:27:48 PM
        
        Yes, the starving artist in the attic with tuberculosis. - Mary Anne - 5/5/2009 8:34:05 PM
        
        It's still a choice. - TB - 5/5/2009 8:44:53 PM
        
        Data-entry and dogsitting aren't BFA stuff, either. - Mary Anne - 5/6/2009 1:32:24 AM
    - And by the way... - TB - 5/4/2009 6:10:45 PM
      - '- - -how destroying the private insurance industry - - - " - Bowser - 5/5/2009 1:16:43 AM
        
        In what remote way does that address my question? (n/t) - TB - 5/5/2009 2:13:57 AM
- re: slam dunk - TB - 5/4/2009 2:41:23 AM
  - "Working well for me" - azstrummer - 5/4/2009 5:54:54 PM
    - re: "Working well for me" - TB - 5/4/2009 6:18:28 PM
      - First paragraph should be italicized. - TB - 5/4/2009 8:04:56 PM
  - re: slam dunk - Buck Galaxy - 5/4/2009 3:03:54 AM
- One more proof of the need for a TOTAL ban on all campaign contributions. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 5/4/2009 1:01:27 AM
  - Then who pays for elections? - TB - 5/4/2009 2:48:00 AM
    - Nobody. Elections will have strict limits of $10,000 for Congress & $100,000 for President paid out of CANDIDATE's own pocket. - David F Mayer - 5/4/2009 3:21:14 AM
      - British election funding - TB - 5/4/2009 2:49:05 PM
        
        That is why I prefer NO contributions whatsoever. That cuts of the head of the hydra. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 5/4/2009 5:22:46 PM
      - And who puts the money into the candidate's own pocket? - Mary Anne - 5/4/2009 11:22:58 AM
        
        Himself. Another part of my reforms is that nobody can give any candidate or official - David F Mayer - 5/4/2009 5:24:56 PM
        
        So only the extraordinarily wealthy will ever hold office. - Mary Anne - 5/5/2009 12:27:05 AM
        
        WRONG! A $10,000 limit for Congress would not limit candidacy to the rich. - David F Mayer - 5/5/2009 3:13:17 AM
        
        Heh. - Mary Anne - 5/5/2009 1:21:00 PM
        
        Exactly why such things should NOT be permitted. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 5/7/2009 11:57:56 AM
        
        Plutocracy squared. - TB - 5/4/2009 5:32:59 PM
        
        Not with a $10,000 dollar limit. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 5/5/2009 3:13:57 AM
        
        Why not make it a five dollar limit? - TB - 5/5/2009 3:48:20 AM
        
        I want some modest expenses permitted. Basically, we are back - David F Mayer - 5/5/2009 4:35:55 AM

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