Friday, July 10, 2015

A better use for campaign funds

Few days pass that my mailbox is not filled with requests for funds for a good cause, especially for food for children.   At the same time I almost daily learn of a boasting report of millions being contributed as campaign funds for one candidate or another.  Jeb Bush gathered in  over 100 million dollars, but the champion in collecting dough is still  Hillary.

Something  is very wrong here --  millions are spent in political campaigns while children go hungry.

I have an idea how we can make things better.  Change  laws governing campaigns to require a portion of each campaign dollar be spent to aid needy children.  Twenty per cent would be  a good  start.  We could strive to work up to 50 per cent..

                (By the way, Food for the Poor just sent me a letter containing a penny and a nickel -  six cents   which will feed  a child. I'm not  promoting any organization but in case you are interested, the address is:


Food for the Poor, Inc.
P O Box  979002
Coconut Creek, Fl. 33097-9002
  

 

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