I really don't have a problem with the dollars anticipated being spent on the presidential election - the more the voter knows about a candidate, the better off we know.

Come to think of it, even if the 2.5B figure is accurate (source for this number?), it pales in comparison with the tax dollars we wasted in Iraq and Afghanistan - yet nobody seems to complain about that.

Stars and Stripes reports the cost of our "efforts" in Iraq and Afghanistan total 9.7B a MONTH !!!!!!!!!! A MONTH !!!!!!

That is what I call obscene.

What The Money Spent In Iraq And Afghanistan Could Have Bought At Home In America - Business Insider