Reading about the midterms this year the topic that seems to be coming up often is that of ‘dark money’ (“unregulated political spending from sources which are intentionally difficult to trace”) As one British newspaper describes it Dark Money groups,” unlike PACs, are not required to disclose the names of their top donors. A network of conservative groups backed by the billionaires Charles and David Koch, for instance, spent at least $400 million in the 2012 elections. Those 'dark money' groups, organized under section 501(c) of the tax code, differ from so-called 'Super PACs,' which can advocate directly for candidates, but must disclose the identity of their donors. “ What do people think is this an attack on democracy or an individual’s right to freedom of speech and to spend money on what they want?
My view is that ‘dark money’ along with the whole wealth based propaganda machine undermines democracy, we need to know who is pushing for what, and from there the question to be asked is why.
