Xyzzydude

Xyzzydude t1_iudoyoy wrote

Reply to comment by Bywater in Money in politics by riefpirate

A common tactic for hiding donations from embarrassing donors is to loan your campaign the amount the donor agrees to donate. After the election is over, the embarrassing donor makes his promised donation, and then the campaign pays back the loan.

Seen it several times in local races. Usually the donor is a big developer or owner of a noxious business.

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Xyzzydude t1_itwgxva wrote

When I dreamed of moving to Alaska to get away from it all…I ended up deciding I could do Maine instead and get a lot of the same advantages but with a much less extreme change.

In the end I did neither but it’s still fun to think about.

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