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降低政黨補助門檻 改變政局（賈伯楷）

18 May 2012 — Keli Yen
 作者為綠黨新北市淡海區黨部執行祕書，蘋果日報立法院內政委員會於前日審查《選罷法》相關法案的修法，其中排定討論降低政黨補助款的補助門檻，現行為政黨得票5%才可獲得補助，目前立委提案版本從降至2%至1%不等。同日上午在野跨黨派立委、小黨及民主改革社團也召開記者會，呼籲應以德國的0.5%為方向。政黨補助款的精神，在於讓政黨得以不過分依賴特定金主，以免制訂出偏袒少數人、不利全民的政策。以德國為例，德國國會不分區當選門檻與台灣同為政黨得票5%，政黨補助門檻卻是0.5%。之所以不同，是為了讓未取得席次的小黨有資源持續運作與大黨競爭，下次選戰東山再起，也能在外圍持續監督政策。也因此，主張綠色生態的德國綠黨、反對偏袒財團智慧財產權的德國海盜黨，才能在選戰中逐漸壯大、有資源對抗背後有財團支撐的政客，推動多項變革，改變了德國與世界！  上岸才給救生圈反觀台灣，當選才有補助款，形同「游上岸才給救生圈」，任憑小黨溺水。小黨之所以小，往往是沒有足夠資源進行宣傳，讓更多選民認識，甚至是棄保效應所致，而非政見不受選民青睞。相對於大黨，每年超過5億元的補助款不過是錦上添花，選舉時很快就燒完。...

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