On 7-24-24, the Washington Post penned an Opinion: "It’s necessary to tame the national debt. And surprisingly doable", and on that date the Enlightened Prisoner responded thus:
I've always considered our "check the box" Federal Income Tax annual form that allows taxpayers to designate a dollar amount for the Presidential campaign fund to be a lost cause. I continue to think that the "Citizens United" decision by our Supreme Court was a gawd-awful decision that makes this seem like a travesty to those of us who want better campaign finance rules but are frustrated by seeing our Congressional representatives doing so little.
Why not consider making that designation box apply to the US Treasury for use in reducing our national debt? Or even be able to designate any portion of your tax refund to retiring the debt and have it applied as a non-profit contribution credit? Citizens would certainly have a better feeling for reducing the debt than competing with "Citizen (???) United" corporations that contribute those big bucks to candidates. Besides it would give them the feeling they were doing more for the financial state of the nation than the insufficient efforts being shown by their Congressional elected officials.
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