4/28/2023 0 Comments Tapasya 1976 full movieA system where, unfortunately, the voices of everyday Americans are frequently drowned out by the voices of those who can spend unlimited sums of money to rig the system in their favor. What were some of the major decisions and events that took place to allow these kinds of things to occur? Who made these decisions? I had heard about the Supreme Court’s Citizens United case, but it turns out there were a number of other major decisions, events and choices in our history that helped shape our campaign finance system into what it is today. What are PACs, super PACs and 501(c)(4)s, and how do they all converge to form the perfect storm of outsized spending by wealthy, special interests in our elections? After hearing about all of that, it really made me wonder how we got here in the first place. In our last episode, we went over some of the basics of our campaign finance system. Why does American democracy look the way it does today and how can we make it more responsive to the people it was formed to serve? I'm Simone Leeper, and this is Democracy Decoded, a podcast where we examine our government and discuss innovative ideas that could lead to a stronger, more transparent, accountable and inclusive democracy.
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