SocraticGadfly: Why SHOULD taxpayers pay for primaries?

July 28, 2008

Why SHOULD taxpayers pay for primaries?

Michael Bloomberg, in the midst of his petulance, has a point. Courts have repeatedly ruled that political parties are private entities. Also, inasmuch as in many states, you have to be registered with a party affiliation to vote in a primary, it’s arguably… wait for it…

taxation without representation

for people like me to fork over dough for Repubican and Democratic primaries.

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