Posted on Nov 23, 2016
Do you think too much money is spent on political campaigns? Where does the money for campaigns come?
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It is truly amazing how much money appears from various legal sources to pay for a political campaign. There are a lot of people in this country with a lot of money to spend on politics hoping to garner some degree of power or stroke in the big picture. Bernie Sanders showed that the small people can almost overcome the rich and powerful when it comes to giving and financing political change.
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Yes and no. I do believe there is too much money in politics, but for the most part I can understand the general cost of it. It costs money to rent out stadiums and function halls across the country. It costs money to drive or fly to every demographic base. It costs money to buy airtime on television or radio. Then you've got to pay the people who come up with the ads.
A lot of money comes from lobbyists hoping to win political favor, but then you also have the average citizen who wants to support a specific candidate. Our countries population is listed at 318 million people. Even if every person only donated a dollar that is still a lot of money. Now consider that the average person would give more than a dollar. Most would probably give a 5, 10, or even a 20 dollar bill. Every little bit adds up.
A lot of money comes from lobbyists hoping to win political favor, but then you also have the average citizen who wants to support a specific candidate. Our countries population is listed at 318 million people. Even if every person only donated a dollar that is still a lot of money. Now consider that the average person would give more than a dollar. Most would probably give a 5, 10, or even a 20 dollar bill. Every little bit adds up.
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SSG Shavonde Chase
Would you say that many people do not understand the associated costs of running a campaign?
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SP5 Joel O'Brien
IMHO...Renting stadiums/halls/etc for the purpose of preaching to the converted is a waste of campaign money. (Yes, I know, you got to 'rally the troops' and that's what those get-togethers are intended to do) The amount of moolah just spent on the Presidential quest might have been better spent on curing cancer. Think of the great publicity that would generate for a candidate! Then there's the support staff, office space, transportation and associated costs. Donations are how one pays those bills. Buying time on radio/TV/the internet, not to mention print outlets(including lawn signs/bumper stickers/t-shirts) costs money too. However, I must say I've never been influenced to vote for or against anyone or anything by one wearing a T-shirt with the name of whoever that's running for whatever.
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Yes, it is ridiculous, the amount of money spent on campaigns. Think about how much could be solved if all that money was spent on charities and research. I like Cheryl Crowes idea, limit the time span when you can start campaigning.
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MCPO Roger Collins
Political Action Committees | OpenSecrets
This section lists campaign contributions by Politicial Action Committees (PACs) and donations to PACs, broken down by sector, industry and unique PAC. Only groups that made contributions during the current or last two election cycles are listed here.
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