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Appellate Practice

Aug. 14, 2001

Anonymous Contributing Derails Political Corruption

As the debate over McCain-Feingold campaign-finance legislation heats up, another reform proposal continues to gain support: requiring candidates to disclose the identity of their contributors and the amounts of the contributions. But a better solution is to make all campaign donations anonymous, by pooling the donations into a blind trust.

        By Ian Ayres

        As the debate over McCain-Feingold campaign-finance legislation heats up, another reform proposal continues to gain support: requiring candidates to disclose the identity of their contributors and the amounts of the contributions. But a better solution is to make all campaign donations anonymous, by pooling the donations into a blind trust.
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