Jim Hightower - Why We Need Public Financing for Elections

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/03/28/Jim_Hightower_Swim_Against_the_Current

Populist author and activist Jim Hightower argues in favor of public financing for election campaigns.

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Jim Hightower talks about Swim Against the Current: Even a Dead Fish Can Go with the Flow.

America's most irascible curmudgeon turns a benevolent eye toward the hardworking souls who have found ways to break free from corporate tentacles and redefine success in business, politics, and life in general. Hightower is a national radio commentator and the author of Thieves in High Places - Book Passage

Jim Hightower is a national radio commentator and the author of Thieves in High Places. He broadcasts daily radio commentaries that are carried in more than 150 commercial and public stations, on the web, on Armed Forces Radio, and on Radio for Peace International.

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[raughn3]

@mrcharlie123 yes we do, how are people of the community going to be able to compete with corporations!

[mistaspot1]

sign the national initiative!

google it and go sign it.

[mrcharlie123]

We don't need public financing, we need less regulations designed to protect the incumbent and silence the voice of the people.

[ubuibiok]

Great...Thanks lets add a fine too. You don't vote, pay 20.00 and add a "None of the Above" with a majority vote winner and no seat taken if it gets the most votes.