Cantor and Jonathan Soros on Saving Democracy from Big Money (ridiculous alert)

Bill Moyers ^ | 2/15/13 | Moyers

[mgist]

Dan Cantor and Jonathan Soros on Saving Democracy from Big Money

February 15, 2013

There’s no question that big money calls the shots, or at least strongly influences the agenda, on many issues vital to America’s democracy and integrity. Dan Cantor, Executive Director of New York’s Working Families Party, and Jonathan Soros, co-founder of the Friends of Democracy super PAC and a Senior Fellow at the Roosevelt Institute, join Bill to discuss their proposals to fight the corrosive effects of money in politics. With the help of Soros’ anti-super PAC super PAC, the two are combating the negative impacts of Citizens United by backing candidates who stand up for campaign finance reform.

“There’s so much money being spent, there’s so much cynicism about the system, but the evidence shows, in states that do have public financing systems, that candidates can run in those systems and win, and they do it by focusing on their constituents and small donors,” Soros tells Bill.

Soros and Cantor advocate for a New York State public financing system inspired by New York City’s publicly-funded program that makes it less financially prohibitive to run for city-wide office. “People should appreciate who gets to run for office when you have a system like this. Librarians run for office, ex-teachers run for office — not just people who have a rolodex of prospective donors,” Cantor says. “It’s good for the candidates and the voters alike.”

[muawiyah]

There goes New York

[mgist]

This is actually so ridiculous it’s hillarious.

[mgist]

This is actually so ridiculous it’s hillarious.

[THX 1138]

With the help of Soros’ anti-super PAC super PAC,...

Wait a minute...

Are you telling me this isn't a joke? /s

[Marathoner]

I didn’t realize the antichrist had reproduced.

[JimRed]

Democracy means that 51% could vote to kill the other 49%. We have a Republic, if we can keep it!