de•moc•ra•cy vouch•ers
noun
1. When the government gives voters money that can be donated to a political candidate
“Democracy vouchers were like winning the lottery for a first-time, non-wealthy, nontraditional candidate like me.” —Teresa Mosqueda, elected in 2017 as the youngest member of, and only renter on, the Seattle City Council.
Do we really need more money in politics?
God, no—but we might need different money in politics. Currently, donors are disproportionately old, white, male and wealthy.