Coyne: What we need in this country is less money in politics, not more

Andrew Coyne: What we need in this country is less money in politics, not more. Not only should we be setting much lower contribution limits, we should abolish the various public subsidies as well: the per-vote subsidy (already abolished federally), but also the tax credit for political contributions, and the partial reimbursement of candidates’ expenses. If people want to contribute to political parties, let them do so on their own dime. If parties need to finance their operations, let them raise the funds from willing individual donors, not the taxpayer…