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Anatomy of a Failed Idea
Mike Nichols
November 2009
Category: Expenditure, Taxpayer Financed Campaigns
Wisconsin Interest Vol. 18, No. 3
This article analyzes the experiment with taxpayer financed elections in Wisconsin. Initially conceived as a way of ensuring that anyone could run for election, data from past elections proves that contrary to its intent, the program is achieving the opposite results. In his study, Mike Nichols points out the program's failures and explains its shortcomings. Ultimately, the author demonstrates the failure of Wisconsin's experiment with taxpayer-financed campaigns.
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