Should soft-money donations used for political advertising be banned?
Al Gore believes we need to ban “soft money” contributions. He will fight to pass the bipartisan campaign finance reform legislation championed by Senators John McCain (R-AZ) and Russ Feingold (D-WI) and Representatives Christopher Shays (R-CT) and Marty Meehan (D-MA). If elected President, he will make this legislation the first bill he submits to Congress as the first step to reduce the influence of money in our elections. He would follow that up by strengthening FEC enforcement powers, strengthening disclosure requirements for lobbyists and political issue ads, and creating a new, privately-funded “Democracy Endowment” to fully finance Congressional campaigns for candidates who agree not to accept private donations. Q: What if anything should be done to encourage Americans to save? A: As part of his plan to save Social Security, people would be encouraged to save for their retirement through voluntary Retirement Savings accounts. No one would be forced to join, and no one’s Social S
