Should advocacy groups get public subsidies?
Public subsidies for associations campaigning for a cause, whatever it is…
- Increase them, they keep democracy alive
- Based on neutral criteria, for all
- Abolish them: public money shouldn't fund activism
What's at stake: The debate pits the democratic vitality associations bring against refusing to fund activists with everyone's money.
The left's argument
Associations keep democratic debate alive and give a voice to the most vulnerable.
The centre's argument
Subsidies based on neutral criteria, the same for every association in the country.
The right's argument
Public money must not fund activists, whatever the cause they defend.
And you, where do you stand?
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