Jeff Milyo, Author at Show-Me Institute https://showmeinstitute.org/author/jeff-milyo/ Where Liberty Comes First Tue, 05 May 2026 16:18:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.1 https://showmeinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/show-me-icon-150x150.png Jeff Milyo, Author at Show-Me Institute https://showmeinstitute.org/author/jeff-milyo/ 32 32 Myths and Realities of Campaign Finance: Lessons for Reform https://showmeinstitute.org/article/subsidies/myths-and-realities-of-campaign-finance-lessons-for-reform/ Sat, 26 Feb 2011 05:34:23 +0000 http://showmeinstitute.local/myths-and-realities-of-campaign-finance-lessons-for-reform/ Economist Jeff Milyo begins this talk debunking popular notions of campaign finance with the following true/false quiz: True or False? It is illegal for corporations to contribute to federal candidates. […]

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]]> Economist Jeff Milyo begins this talk debunking popular notions of campaign finance with the following true/false quiz:

True or False?

  • It is illegal for corporations to contribute to federal candidates.
  • It is illegal for unions to contribute to federal candidates.
  • In the 2010 election cycle, the Democratic Party spent more than the Republican Party in federal races.
  • In the 2010 election cycle, political action committees (PACs) gave more to Democrats in federal races.
  • Corporate PACs gave more to federal candidates than labor PACs.

Milyo shows that people are systematically misinformed about campaign finance, and sheds light on a number of important matters relating to elections, political spending, and the effect of one on the other. This talk was given in Columbia on Nov. 1, 2010 — the day before election day.

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