Thursday, October 13, 2011
Campaign finances
I do not think that amount of money should be spent on campaigns. The 2004 election cost more than $1 billion and this money could have been spent on improving our country's economic status. We are currently in a massive debt and the fact that that much money is spent on the election alone isn't right. If the government put a cap on how much could be spent it would in turn be more beneficial in helping our country later on. Most of campaign money is spent on travel, but now with Internet and TV a candidate's speech can virtually "travel" for free. This would allow us to save so much money during the campaigns. Money shouldn't be the determining factor on how a candidate is able to present themself but right now it is.
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I agree, money should not influence how well a candidate should do.
There's an old adage that states "Knowledge is power." But according to recent campaign financing, money is the new knowledge. In agreement with what you said about money shouldn't be the determining factor, I completely agree. It's absolutely ridiculous that one actually admires seeing these campaign ads over and over. It's kind of funny how many people complain about television commercials, but are completely and utterly willing to give up anywhere from $1 - $5,000 to see these commercials over and over again.
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