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Re "What Reform Will Require" (editorial, April 9):
State Senator Malcolm A. Smith's alleged plot to bribe his way onto New York City's mayoral ballot highlights how badly New York State needs campaign finance reform.
Albany must give small donors as much influence as big-money insiders. As president of Local 1180 of the Communications Workers of America and a member of the Business and Labor Coalition of New York, I urge Albany to democratize campaign finance laws in these ways:
¶Give voters a yearly $100 tax credit for contributions to state and local candidates, and allow a tax deduction for the next $100 a year in contributions.
¶Place a luxury tax on yearly contributions of more than $200 to help fund a public finance system.
¶Create a public finance system like New York City's, which increases small donations and prompts candidates to be more attentive to voters.
Paralysis on the issue will perpetuate the sad reality described by City Councilman Daniel J. Halloran III, who was also charged, that nothing in politics can be achieved without money.
ARTHUR CHELIOTES
New York, April 11, 2013
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