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The price of politics: 20 years of campaign finance reform in New York City.
City Limits Investigates
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September 22, 2008|
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Four thousand nine hundred and fifty dollars is more money than most New York families make in a month. It's greater than the per capita annual income of 70 countries. It's twice what a person can legally donate to a campaign for president, U.S. Senate or the House of Representatives for a single election. In New York City, It's the maximum contribution that an individual can make to a Candidate for mayor, public advocate or comptroller. As of September--with the 2009 municipal elections more than a year away--the city's Campaign Finance Board has ...
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