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...what’s to be done? Campaign finance reform schemes come in all shapes and sizes, but most fall into one of two categories: proposals to get money out of politics and proposals to feed...
...former are more intuitive and more widely legislated. One such approach, which focused on limiting campaign expenditures, was derailed back in 1976. In Buckley v. Vallejo the Supreme Court ruled that it violated the First Amendment. But the recent McCain-Feingold campaign reform act passed by Congress in March of 2002 adopted a similar strategy, eliminating unlimited “soft money” contributions to political parties...
...times when Kerry seems as if he's promising a return to the foreign policy of the first President Bush rather than that of the radical son. He's less radical than his opponent on Social Security (he says he'll leave it alone, while Bush wants to reform it). He will leave Roe v. Wade in place, and he will undo Bush's fusion of government money with religious charitable groups. Whatever else Kerry is running as, it's not as a radical. In fact, Kerry seems the more conservative figure. In the debates, he was calmer, cooler...
...KERRY: In an effort to reduce the outsourcing of U.S. jobs, he promises tax reform to make it less attractive for U.S. companies to expand operations overseas. Kerry proposes a tax incentive to encourage manufacturers, small businesses and other companies that are inclined to outsource jobs to hire new employees in the U.S. rather than abroad. He would give a credit on payroll taxes, varying according to company size and number of hires. He says he would expand an assistance program intended for manufacturing workers to service-sector employees whose jobs have moved abroad. Kerry wants to increase the minimum...
...countries at risk of breaching the pact's rules - demanding euro zone countries' budget deficits remain below 3% of GDP - for the fourth straight year, Paris and Berlin last week called for change. French President Jacques Chirac and German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder labeled the European Commission's reform proposals - taking greater account of a country's economic situation - as "not sufficient." Instead, the duo called for states to be able to exclude from budget deficit calculations some R. and D. spending and contributions to the E.U. The plans, which would have to be approved by member states, worry...