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When Society is Corrupt, Is There a Solution?
A while back, the Italian Parliament voted to overturn prison sentences for politicians convicted of receiving illegal campaign contributions in light of unprecedented scandals. The legislation established that illegal contributions to political campaigns were no longer crimes but simply “civil offenses,” where those convicted would no longer be arrested but fined.
All the nation’s parties, communists and pro-autonomy members of the Northern League alike, joined members of corruption-tainted parties to get the law approved. Political contributions are no longer illegal as long as they are used exclusively to finance election campaigns. The new law was retroactive and benefited defendants.
The Italian law is an example that shows how campaign finance is a very real problem that plagues so many modern nations. Given the possibility of corruption, it is often asked if it is licit to finance candidates.
In principle, a rich man or corporate businessman who pays a large sum of money to finance the political campaign of a politician with ideas similar to his own should not be censured for it.
Indeed, a man who can financially help elect a candidate with a platform capable of saving his country would show great stinginess if he failed to do so.
In theory, the fact that a rich person donates to get a poorer one elected is not dishonest. It can even be considered an act of virtue.
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A while back, the Italian Parliament voted to overturn prison sentences for politicians convicted of receiving illegal campaign contributions in light of unprecedented scandals. The legislation established that illegal contributions to political campaigns were no longer crimes but simply “civil offenses,” where those convicted would no longer be arrested but fined.
All the nation’s parties, communists and pro-autonomy members of the Northern League alike, joined members of corruption-tainted parties to get the law approved. Political contributions are no longer illegal as long as they are used exclusively to finance election campaigns. The new law was retroactive and benefited defendants.
The Italian law is an example that shows how campaign finance is a very real problem that plagues so many modern nations. Given the possibility of corruption, it is often asked if it is licit to finance candidates.
In principle, a rich man or corporate businessman who pays a large sum of money to finance the political campaign of a politician with ideas similar to his own should not be censured for it.
Indeed, a man who can financially help elect a candidate with a platform capable of saving his country would show great stinginess if he failed to do so.
In theory, the fact that a rich person donates to get a poorer one elected is not dishonest. It can even be considered an act of virtue.
more…