Federal law prohibits candidates from using money that they raised for their general election to pay for primary race expenses.
Iain Duncan Smith, the Work and Pensions Secretary, announced that the Tories would bring in a trial scheme after the election to pay benefits on "smartcards" so claimants could not blow them on alcohol or gambling and could only buy food and other essentials.
So that begs the question: will tax have to go up after the election to pay off the debts?" Daily Mail Editorial, March 18 "There are things, even in this steady-as-she-goes budget, that are designed to catch the eye.
Romney at one point approvingly quoted a view of his father – former Republican presidential candidate George Romney: "Mitt, never get involved in politics if you have to win an election to pay a mortgage" – the implication being that only the wealthy should get involved in politics.
Instead of simply scolding voters, the government has taken to pandering to them: it will run a budget deficit in the run-up to the next election, to pay for a series of one-off hand-outs.The most remarkable political transformation of all has taken place in Indonesia, which churned through three presidents in quick succession following the ouster of long-serving strongman Suharto in 1998.
Kashkari's campaign hopes to raise several million dollars before the June 3 primary election, to pay for television ads aimed at state voters.
Homelessness, parks, transportation — Los Angeles voters are being asked this election to pay more for the services that shape the region's quality of life.
Perhaps channeling California Gov. Jerry Brown's penchant for quoting philosophers, Garcetti urged those upset by the presidential election to pay more attention to local politics by repeating a quote attributed to French philosopher Ernest Renan: "The nation is a daily plebiscite".
"He said, 'Mitt, never get involved in politics if you have to win election to pay a mortgage.' If you find yourself in a position when you can serve, you ought to have a responsibility to do so if you think you can make a difference.
But an even more telling defense of the independently wealthy candidate came in a debate earlier that month, when Romney approvingly quoted some advice from his father, the former governor of Michigan and president of American Motors: "Never get involved in politics if you have to win election to pay a mortgage".
