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we pay for 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 and local treasury. This could be on a winner take all basis, where only the successful candidate would be reinbursed. for his or ~ her campaign expenses. This method alone would automatically bring better commitments and more sincerity to politics by both incumbents and newcommers » We believe this method would be just as fair as the - | . . . present one; where .the loser of an election is not reimbursed for his campaign exXpens cs. In 1972 Senator Mc Goyern 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 madc by the people to candidates seeking public office. There are none 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 .d- ates campaign could be borroted, -paised, given, or self financed. j This would prevent leverybody in a major county from running for mayor of the city. The losing candidate would continue to take a tax ¢: duction for. his or her personal losses. We are furnishing people with the names anc addresses of the politicians who represent{them in their particular area at all. le.clh . ; ‘ , 7 + . , ‘of government. We are urfing them to write to their congressmen oil “apply public pressure to ket the Internal Revenue Service to mod.’ . | Al their laws. This will close some of the loopholes that are desis. for use by big business. We are urging our congressmen to wbilis: ~ =-2—