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Party Funding - Coggle Diagram
Party Funding
Why hide donors
Avoid observers (jornalists) making connections between donations and policies
Donors may not want their political views known
Donation may be illegal
Avoid being seen as corrupt
Makes it difficult to appeal to a wide scape of voters
Why does the identity of donors matter?
Reflects the character of the party
Makes connection between donations and policies clear
Develps trust on the part of voters
Protects parties from accusations of corruption
Solutions
Middle Man
Make donations to all parties equal
Ban all donations and make the parties state funded
Create 'funding police' to enforce the rules already in place
Why is reform difficult
Paries are familiar with the system
All parties benefit forom the ssytem