The system gives more money to the popular party, which may not be the same as the winning party.
True that. Still, most of the time it'll advantage the winning party...
And as for donations being tax deductible, there's a difference between providing an incentive to donate as opposed to donating for us. Donating to political parties is a worthy thing to do and should be encouraged. But tax deductions are a concession of revenue, not a direct subsidy; the government is simply bleeding us less if we donate. There's a difference between taking our money and providing it as a subsidy to the parties and not actually taking it from us so we can donate it ourselves.
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Date: 2008-12-03 03:38 pm (UTC)True that. Still, most of the time it'll advantage the winning party...
And as for donations being tax deductible, there's a difference between providing an incentive to donate as opposed to donating for us. Donating to political parties is a worthy thing to do and should be encouraged. But tax deductions are a concession of revenue, not a direct subsidy; the government is simply bleeding us less if we donate. There's a difference between taking our money and providing it as a subsidy to the parties and not actually taking it from us so we can donate it ourselves.