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Toward A Small Donor Democracy: The Past And Future Of Incentive Programs For Small Political Contributions, Thomas Cmar

Fordham Urban Law Journal

The author begins by stating the importance of monetary contribution to a campaign and points out that most of the money for campaigns comes in the form of large donations. It then goes the introduction of campaign contributions as federal tax credits and its effects until the repeal of the tax credit by Congress. The articles then discusses state implementation of tax credits for political contribution, and compares the effects of different state programs. The article then introduces the principle that contribution incentive programs can be part of a strategy for campaign finance reform and gives several ideas how this …