This campaign finance reform proposal allows candidates to raise the funds they need with the help of private donors but must provide matching funds for the first set of donations they receive. For example, the government will match the first $200 of each donation, effectively making small donations have more value to a campaign which may lead to more efforts directed towards pursuing small donations.
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Smaller donations are inherently less corrupting compared to larger donations so this is seen as a way to introduce reform as well as a means of enhancing power for people of less wealth. This reform plan is already in place but not everyone is sold on the matching funds system because some fear that it is being used as a safety net by losing candidates.