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Originally Posted by coralway
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 |
The source for the number was a discussion this morning on the MSNBC "Morning Joe" program after a report from the Politico website. The discussion went on to say that almost the entire amount will be spent on attack ads in the nine "swing" states. They estimated that the Romney campaign will outspend Obama by 40% on the negative advertising.
Based on the ads we've seen recently, I fail to see how a constant drumbeat of attack ads does much to further educate the electorate on the qualifications and platforms of the candidates.