Prop. 25

Your Feb. 21 editorial rightly questioned the value of Prop. 25. The public wants to take money out of politics, but Prop. 25 does not do that.

A reference was made to the Clean Money election reforms enacted in Maine, Massachusetts, Vermont and Arizona. Those states have eliminated a candidate’s direct reliance on large contributions from special interests and corporations.

Publicly funded candidates would not be beholden to such private contributors and, therefore, they could devote themselves to looking after the public’s interests.

The costs of public financing would be offset by the elimination of unnecessary tax breaks and subsidies that special interests and corporations now receive from the government.

SAMUEL ROTH

Woodland Hills