Steve Chapman on Lifting the Lid on Campaign Contributions

The Supreme Court decision killing
limits on total donations to political candidates means
billionaires will be running amok. Casino magnate Sheldon Adelson
can lay out astronomical sums to help Republicans. Oilmen Charles
and David Koch can see him and raise him. Former New York Mayor
Michael Bloomberg can burn through his fortune like a
blowtorch.

Oh, wait. They already did all that. Under this ruling, tycoons
will have one more relatively modest way of supporting the
candidates and causes they like. But trust me, writes Steve
Chapman. You won’t be able to see a difference. When Congress
blocks off one avenue, millionaires find other routes—or bulldoze
new ones through the wilderness.

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