2800 X $1 is not morally superior to 1 X $2800. both are the legal limit in a primary

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in this event the playing field is leveled between any two donors. Now that Pete is out all our candidates are millionaires so maybe they should not be donating to themselves lol

[NYMinute]

1. Absolutely correct

[Scurrilous]

2. Good point.

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3. I would rather a candidate have many small donors than a fewer big ones.

I prefer a candidate supported by the people, not wealthy donors. That's my position and people are free to disagree.

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5. Both examples were of a single donor (nt)

[sheshe2]

7. You missed the point.

2800 is the legal max, donated once or 2800 times one buck at a time.

[FoxNewsSucks]

8. Are you saying that 1 person makes 2800 separate donations?

[sheshe2]

9. Jaysus.

No.

By law. Max donation by a millionaire or billionaire is 2800. Any individual can donate 1 dollar 2800 times.

[FoxNewsSucks]

10. Jaysus.

What working American has time to donate $1 2,800 times?

The point is the opinion of 2,800 workers who donate $1 each should outweigh the single rich bastard who directs his assistant to send $2800.

[sheshe2]

13. Apparently many do.

Sanders prides himself on those very donations.

Wow.

What working American has time to donate $1 2,800 times?

The point is the opinion of 2,800 workers who donate $1 each should outweigh the single rich bastard who directs his assistant to send $2800.

Your post? I even...

[FoxNewsSucks]

14. The difference is,

2,800 individuals making separate $1 donations vs one person making a $2800 donation or 2800 separate $1 contributions to give the illusion of more unique donors.

If I misunderstood your post, sorry. But I don't think there are many actual working people who make 2800 separate $1 donations even if they can afford to do so.

And yes, I do think that 2800 individual opinions should outvote one single vote.

1 person = 1 vote, otherwise it's just being bought.

[ehrnst]

17. How about over 850 times?

The February day that Bernie Sanders began his second Democratic presidential campaign, Christine Peloza gave him $27, the amount Mr. Sanders often boasted was the average donation in his first run. Then, she kept giving, in $3 increments, clicking donate up to 20 times a day.

By the end of June, Ms. Peloza, a 34-year-old office manager at an elderly care facility in Illinois, had donated more than 850 times to Mr. Sanders.

https://www.allsides.com/news/2019-10-25-0625/small-donors-get-creative-give-over-and-over-2020-candidates

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11. I'm sure you're aware of superPACs.

Yes, there are limits on direct donations. But there is little or no regulation on PACs. And they’re basically black holes for mega donors.

[ehrnst]

16. There are still some regulations, but some still insist on hiding their BIG donors' identities.

Under the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act, an entity directly or indirectly established by a federal candidate or officeholder is not allowed to “solicit, receive, direct, transfer, or spend funds in connection with an election for Federal office” unless the “funds are subject to the limitations, prohibitions, and reporting requirements” of federal law.

According to Our Revolution’s tax returns showing contribution amounts but not contributor names, data compiled and first reported by the Associated Press, from 2016 to 2018 Our Revolution raised almost $1 million dollars from contributors who gave in excess of the applicable $5,000 contribution limit, including multiple contributions of between $100,000 and $300,000. Our Revolution has not disclosed any of its contributors to the FEC, as required by federal campaign finance law.

https://www.commoncause.org/press-release/common-cause-files-complaint-against-pro-bernie-sanders-group-our-revolution-for-violating-soft-money-ban/

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12. You're right. I did misread the OP. Apologies.

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4. Well, the first one makes the processing company a lot more money (nt)

[betsuni]

6. Making things about morality and purity is easier than discussing policies and issues.

Trying to make people afraid and angry because supposedly someone's $2,800 donation automatically corrupts a politician.

[gulliver]

15. In general, no donation is superior to any other

If I give $20 to Trump, I'm not morally superior to some billionaire who gives $20M to a Democratic super PAC. The morality equation is about who you donate to and why.

If you donate to any Dem, to me, you are donating to the good side and are beyond reproach if there is no evidence of any chicanery. Assuming there is chicanery without evidence, in the case of Dem donors, is morally vastly inferior to donating to Trump.