What Happened to This? (Limit on Campaign Spending)

[barn32]

1980 Presidential Election

"Under federal election laws, Carter and Reagan received $29.4 million each, and Anderson was given a limit of $18.5 million with private fund-raising allowed for him only. They were not allowed to spend any other money. Carter and Reagan each spent about $15 million on television advertising, and Anderson under $2 million. Reagan ended up spending $29.2 million in total, Carter $29.4 million, and Anderson spent $17.6 million—partially because he (Anderson) didn't get Federal Election Commission money until after the election.[citation needed]"

Link (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_election,_1980)

[JustRalph]

You know what happen......the courts got involved

[_______]

It's voluntary. Obama was the first to decline matching funds and no one has taken them, or the limits on spending, since.

[Actor]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizens_United_v._FEC

[Tom]

Why would that particular law get enforced?
The gov't doesn't enforce any other ones.

[chadk66]

the libs would follow the rules why?

[Jeff P]

On Fed Tax Form 1040 there's a box labeled "Presidential Election Campaign" with wording that says: "Check here if you want $3.00 to go to this fund."

I've always been somewhat offended that the only option is "Check here."

I think they should put a second box on the form that says: "I don't want ANY money to go to this fund."

If they did that - and millions of people checked the second box - maybe that would give them some useful feedback.



-jp

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