<div dir="ltr">I'm in favor of both, for differing reasons. PCF (<i>in theory</i>) reduces pressure on candidates seeking outside funding. The less public financing of campaigns, the increased chances of politicians being influenced by special interests (many of which would cut NASA's funding in a heartbeat, and have already reduced it significantly in recent years). <br>
<br>Petition signed. (link here: <a href="https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/create-direct-funding-mechanism-nasa-tax-forms-similar-presidential-campaign-fund/Sz6bktCp">https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/create-direct-funding-mechanism-nasa-tax-forms-similar-presidential-campaign-fund/Sz6bktCp</a> )</div>
<div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Nov 20, 2013 at 10:42 PM, Brian Stanaland <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:brian@stanaland.org" target="_blank">brian@stanaland.org</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div>Me too. Much more so than the Presidential Campaign Fund.<br><br></div>--Brian<br></div><div class="gmail_extra">
<div><div class="h5"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Nov 20, 2013 at 10:22 PM, Pete Hardie <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:pete.hardie@gmail.com" target="_blank">pete.hardie@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">I'm in favor of that<br>
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On Wed, Nov 20, 2013 at 9:58 PM, Sean Kilpatrick <<a href="mailto:kilpatms@gmail.com" target="_blank">kilpatms@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> I know this is off topic, but I thought many on this list would want to know<br>
> that a new petition has appeared on the White House site.<br>
><br>
> The petition asks that a check-off box be added to IRS Form 1040<br>
><br>
> to create a direct funding mechanism for NASA similar to the Presidential<br>
> Campaign Fund.<br>
><br>
> Sean<br>
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