Tax The Lies.

       There is great need in this country for funding on infrastructure and education. Roads, bridges, water treatment, electric transmission, the list is long and we need these programs in order to continue to be a leading nation. I would even include internet security as a failing.The costs to resolve these problems are overwhelming.
       Then along came the 2018 election cycle. The money being spent on this campaign is also overwhelming. So for starters, I suggest that any donation to any campaign, over, oh say $250. be taxed by 50%. And that means an annual total, not separately. So in this multibillion dollar election campaign it would give us at least a couple of billion in tax revenue, all of which must be earmarked for infrastructure or education. After a few years we'd finally begin to get a handle on our problems.
       But the real beauty of the idea is that billionaire donors and even smaller gifters would have to rethink their gifts and candidates would have to rethink how they spend the reduced money they get. Instead of a constant din of pounding the opponent, they might have to actually say something about themselves.
       Now I'm not suggesting we wouldn't hear bad things about opponents that we know aren't true, we'd just have to put up with half as much or maybe even less. And that would be a true blessing. When did the order come down that all candidates had to lie about their opponents? Wouldn't it be nice to hear nothing but pronouncements of the greatness of the candidate and nothing about the opponent?
       In the meantime,  VOTE TOMORROW !!!!