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Qualified candidates should receive free or significantly discounted media advertisements. They should also receive reduced postage for mailings.
Governments should set and strictly enforce limits on individual donations to campaigns. These limits should also apply to joint fundraising and bundled contributions.
Federal, state, and local governments should maintain substantial penalties for violations of campaign finance laws.
Policymakers should expand disclosure requirements for all funds spent on elections or ballot initiatives.
Policymakers should protect against deceptive or misleading political fundraising practices.
In general, consumer protection laws and regulations should not preempt the ability of lower levels of government to put in place stronger consumer protections.
Consumers should have access to the full range of legal remedies when they have been harmed (see also Private Enfor
Government agencies should collect and report data for groups that are discriminated against, while ensuring consumer choice and control over what data they provide.
Policymakers and the private sector should enact meaningful rules and standards to provide government oversight and consumer protection against nuisance telemarketing calls and telemarketing fraud.
Policymakers should ensure that telemarketing practices incorporate consumer protections. Telemarketers should: