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| − | soft money is greenbacks that aren't backed by gold or silver
| + | Soft money are donations and expenditures that are spent indirectly on elections in ways other than donations to a candidate's campaign. |
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| | + | Soft money is subject to fewer regulations because it is not spent as effectively as [[hard money]]. For example, soft money cannot be used to "expressly advocate" voting for a candidate. |