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we pay fer their campaign expenses?. For federal elected officials, the funds should be drawn from the federal treasury. The funds for state and local officials campaigning, should be drawn from the state ond local treasury. This could be on a winner take ail basis, where only ‘the: Successful candidate would be reinbursed for his or her campaign expenses. This method alono would automatically bring better commitments and more sincerity to politics by both dneumbents 7 ‘and nbuconmers. We believe this method would be just as fair as the . present one,’ lnere. the loser of an election is not reimbursed for . | ‘his Campaign expenses. . | s . | In 1972 Senator Me Govern did not get reimbursed for his cam~ paign expenses, neither did Richard Nixon, yet we feel that he should have been. In our opinion there should be no advance payments made vwby the people to candidates seeking public office. There are nonc made at present, but the same methods used now to acquire funds to run for public office could continue to be used. The funds for a cand: Ce i ; "ates campaign could be borrowed, raised, Given, or self financed. ‘ This would preverit everybody in a major county from running for mayor of the city, “thé lésing candidate would continue to take a tax dc- duction for his or her personal losses. We are furnishing people with the names and addresses of the ! = politicians who represent {hem in their particular area at all level sy a of government. We are urging them to write to their congressmen and | apply public. pressure to #ét the Internal Revenuc Service to modify their laws. This will close some of the Loopholes that are designe: for use by big business. We are urging cur congressmen to utilize