Why Does It Cost 1 Billion Dollars To Run For Office?

[naturegirl]

It shouldn't cost 1 billion dollars for a campaign. Crap like this shows our politicians only care about money and how much they can raise, those pay offs are sweet.

My answer, limit the amount that can be spent. The Presidency pays $400,000.00 per year, that's it, that's all anyone can spend to get elected, same for congressmen, $174,000 for senators and representatives. Same for judges, governors, mayors, etc.

If you limit the amount of money they can use, you eliminate a lot of palms being greased. To keep it out of court, limit the total amount not the amount each person can donate.

Everything you just said you stand for is EXACTLY what the #OccupyWallStreet movement stands for.

Imagine that.

And that's for the position of President.

The other government local and statewide also cost a pretty penny and rising.

Who agrees with these exorbitant prices for these public offices?

What kind of representative you think will win when it costs so much to run and win for office?

You think it will ever make a difference who wins with things going on like this?

Your thoughts.

And yes, this is a non-partisan thread from MarcATL. Knock yourselves out.

Lawyers cost money. Image consultants cost money. Makeup and hair specialists costs money. Silk Hugo Boss and Armani suits cost money. Opposition research costs money. Bus tours cost money. Feature length films about the Osama Bin Laden takedown costs money.

It takes a ton of money to make Obama look good when he can't even run on his record.

I guess I should expect partisanship from a rabid rightwinger. I guess you imagine that it will cost much less for the or any future Republican candidate to run and possibly win the Presidential Office?

Marc that's the message you're getting from OWS?? If so why are they on Wall Street and not at the Capitol?? I'm confused. Politicians can stop giving in to the lobbyists, Wall Street will never stop handing out $ as long as our elected officials take it.

I also agree wholeheartedly with limiting the time for campaigning. How can they do their job when their out on the trail 2 years before the election.

There have been some great ideas, thanks for this thread.

 

[KissMy]

It's called buying the media. If you spend the most with a media company then that news paper or news channel will bias the news coverage in your favor during the campaign & term in office.

 

[CT9]

And that's for the position of President.

The other government local and statewide also cost a pretty penny and rising.

Who agrees with these exorbitant prices for these public offices?

What kind of representative you think will win when it costs so much to run and win for office?

You think it will ever make a difference who wins with things going on like this?

Your thoughts.

And yes, this is a non-partisan thread from MarcATL. Knock yourselves out.

Lawyers cost money. Image consultants cost money. Makeup and hair specialists costs money. Silk Hugo Boss and Armani suits cost money. Opposition research costs money. Bus tours cost money. Feature length films about the Osama Bin Laden takedown costs money.

It takes a ton of money to make Obama look good when he can't even run on his record.

Oh yea that's paid for by the Obama campaign?

That's a lie

 

[KissMy]

The richest people in the USA are DEMOCRATS.

The richest Congressmen are DEMOCRATS.

DEMOCRAT Obama raked in the most money ever from Wallstreet Bankers.

The DEMOCRATS always have their hands in others pockets enriching themselves.

Case in point: The richest US senator & ex-presidential candidate is John Kerry. Kerry & his wife are the richest because their wealth comes from their Heinz foods company. Heinz foods company makes them rich by overcharging for the food they sell to people on government food programs such as school lunch, food-stamps, SNAP, EBT, etc. John Kerry & his cronies always make sure these government food programs are well funded with your tax dollars under the guise of "helping to feed the poor". If he wanted to help the poor he would lower their food prices instead of "fleecing the poor" & the tax payers to amass his record profits with his high price Heinz foods.

ANY TIME A DEMOCRAT SAYS I'M HERE TO HELP - GRAB YOUR WALLET!!!

 

[Vaard]

because ads, offices, personell, supplies, travel are not free.........


how much do you think corps like coke, pepsi, spend on their marketing campaigns?

 

[FireFly]

It's called buying the media. If you spend the most with a media company then that news paper or news channel will bias the news coverage in your favor during the campaign & term in office.

You nailed it there. The media are bought & paid for propagandist who carry a lot of water for politicians who spend the most with them or pass favorable legislation.

Ed Schultz: "I carried more water for John Kerry than anybody on the radio in this country, day after day after day. I wanted Kerry to be the president of the United States. The listeners of this show wanted Kerry to be the president of the United States. Here I am fighting this battle."

On December 9, 2009 MSNBC's (The Ed Show) host Ed Schultz admitted:

"I want to say this about President Obama in this show, and the Democrats. I CARRIED A LOT OF WATER FOR THIS PRESIDENT. On the radio I did as much as I could to. I did town hall meetings all over the country. And does this mean that I'm going to say, well, now, he's not the answer and we've got to move on, got to find something else, third party time? No, it's not.

Am I disappointed? Yes. But I will say this-the president, in the next phase of health care reform, once we get this, if there's a successful conclusion in the midterm in November and we get more seats, I would like to see this administration make a commitment on the campaign trail saying we're not done, that this is just a start.

And if we get more seats in the Senate next year-and there are 38 races-that we're going to do a lot more than what we're starting with right now. I want to hear that."

TALK ABOUT A MEDIA OUTLET CAMPAIGNING FOR A PARTY CANDIDATE. I BET THESE SO CALLED NEWS CAST ARE NOT COUNTED AS CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS FROM GE OR NBC. IT IS ALSO A FACT THAT OBAMACRATS PAID GE/NBC TARP & STIMULUS FROM US TAX PAYERS TO TELL LIES & CAMPAIGN FOR THEM.

 

[Avatar4321]

It doesn't. You can run for President without spending a dime.

Most people just probably wont know about it.