Comments on: Campaign contributions http://www.ncpolicywatch.com/cms/2005/12/16/campaign-contributions/ NC Policy Watch with Fitzsimon & Schofield Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:37:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Louie http://www.ncpolicywatch.com/cms/2005/12/16/campaign-contributions/#comment-139 Louie Tue, 10 Jan 2006 11:29:38 +0000 http://www.ncpolicywatch.com/cms/2005/12/16/campaign-contributions/#comment-139 How skewed has the distribution of wealth in North Carolina become? If your gonna write about inequality you have to discuss the concentration of riches at the top as well as poverty. Right? check out our website: www.taxjustice.net How skewed has the distribution of wealth in North Carolina become? If your gonna write about inequality you have to discuss the concentration of riches at the top as well as poverty. Right?

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]]> By: Louie http://www.ncpolicywatch.com/cms/2005/12/16/campaign-contributions/#comment-138 Louie Thu, 29 Dec 2005 18:25:37 +0000 http://www.ncpolicywatch.com/cms/2005/12/16/campaign-contributions/#comment-138 Burr might regret taking up the 'bioterror mantle' as its pretty darn clear that Big Pharma was behind the BARDA legislation that would creat a super secret vaccine agency and exempt manufacturers from product liability. Doesn't the drug/biotech industry have enough influence around here? Medical consumers: hold on to your wallets! Burr might regret taking up the ‘bioterror mantle’ as its pretty darn clear that Big Pharma was behind the BARDA legislation that would creat a super secret vaccine agency and exempt manufacturers from product liability.

Doesn’t the drug/biotech industry have enough influence around here?

Medical consumers: hold on to your wallets!

]]> By: Louie http://www.ncpolicywatch.com/cms/2005/12/16/campaign-contributions/#comment-137 Louie Wed, 28 Dec 2005 17:21:25 +0000 http://www.ncpolicywatch.com/cms/2005/12/16/campaign-contributions/#comment-137 If Richard Burr has any unspent campaign contributions from his 2004 Senate run, he should immediately return them to the pharmaceutical companies who were so generous to him and other politricksters! If Richard Burr has any unspent campaign contributions from his 2004 Senate run, he should immediately return them to the pharmaceutical companies who were so generous to him and other politricksters!

]]> By: Jim Stegall http://www.ncpolicywatch.com/cms/2005/12/16/campaign-contributions/#comment-136 Jim Stegall Fri, 16 Dec 2005 19:42:37 +0000 http://www.ncpolicywatch.com/cms/2005/12/16/campaign-contributions/#comment-136 Candidates should have to return excess funds to their contributors on a pro-rated basis. Raised $100K, used $$90K? Fine--now give back 10% of each contribution to the people who gave it. Exceptions: contributions from individuals less than, say, $100. Lump all those together and give them to any qualifying 501(c)3 charitable (and non-political!) not-for-profit organization. Candidates should have to return excess funds to their contributors on a pro-rated basis. Raised $100K, used $$90K? Fine–now give back 10% of each contribution to the people who gave it. Exceptions: contributions from individuals less than, say, $100. Lump all those together and give them to any qualifying 501(c)3 charitable (and non-political!) not-for-profit organization.

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