Campaign Contribution Limits

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In any social establishment there are always trades off, where there is rich there will poor and where there is strong there must be the weak. As certain individuals obtain excess revenue or influence then the tradeoff becomes the potential for corruption. Corruption can be thought of something that causes something to fail from its original purpose because of altered information especially when trying to view data, videos and music. When applied to Politics it still stays close to that idea of something altered and full of errors. Certain individuals or groups who bring in the means excess money which is always associated with influence are accused of using these extra revenue to commit act of bribery though suggestive means using ending in a pay-off. Individuals in office have been accused misusing their public office to fulfil selfish motives or personal gratifications. It appears obtaining certain positions such as a politician or CEO make an individual’s feel as though they are elevated to a societal position they feel secure from common law and fallen victim to human nature. Certain beliefs hold corruption is view as something systemic and most be struck at the heart which revolves around transparency of money in high-level changes or banking trade regulation. The key is issue of this belief is start at election because politicians with means to address the previous concerns, elections are accused of being money races were its not strong beliefs in ideologies but money that win elections. Other group’s hold the belief that corruption is a human flaw certain power is placed in an a few individual hand who could not handle it so don’t let a few define a whole system. I will address the talking points of the anti-corruption ... ... middle of paper ... ... about corruption and it's causes. Works Cited Blumenthal, Paul, and Ryan Reilly. "McCutcheon v. FEC: Supreme Court Skeptical Of Campaign Contribution Limits." Breaking News and Opinion on The Huffington Post. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Oct. 2013. . ISACHENKOV, VLADIMIR. "Azerbaijan announces election winner _ before vote | Nation/World News from AP | Star-Te...." Star-Telegram.com | News, Videos & Commentary about Fort Worth, Arlington, Dallas, Texas, Cowboys & more . N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Oct. 2013. . "Politics News and U.S. Elections Coverage - ABC News." ABCNews.com - Breaking News, Latest News & Top Video News - ABC News. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Oct. 2013. .

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