2006-12-12 16:54:08 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Elections
Yes, it to keep us low life out. Wait, maybe it to keep the low life in, yea, we the good life.
2006-12-12 17:03:30 · answer #1 · answered by Snaglefritz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it didn't cost a lot of money than everyone would run for something. And besides this is how the world is, only the rich can run in elections and things of that matter now a days. US regular folks can only vote them in to office. And than there are those cases where they just buy them selfs in to office, what a world we live in.
2006-12-13 01:03:43 · answer #2 · answered by Raki 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unfortunately that is what it has become. it is so, so wrong and not at all what our founding fathers intended. We were meant to be a nation where any young person could grow up to become president. Now it is a case of which rich kid will buy his way in... Sad but true. The best we can hope for is that the rich kid will turn out to be a decent human being... what we have now is a very poor example.
2006-12-13 00:59:22 · answer #3 · answered by Debra H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Exposure....without exposure..your wasting your time....even in city council elections one can spend almost $500,000 for a position that only pays 15k a year.
In this last election here.. someone spent 3 million for a position that only pays $120,000 per year.
Whats up with that?
2006-12-13 01:05:48 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's to ensure that people don't put themselves up for election on a drunken whim, in the way that people get tattoos saying they love some 300lb 56 year old lesbian that they've only just met.
2006-12-13 11:09:37 · answer #5 · answered by Morgy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's designed to keep the riff raff out. (Us regular folks)
If you aren't a member of the club, you have no chance of winning. Bad system in it's present form and needs to be changed and revamped but likely won't be.
2006-12-13 00:57:29 · answer #6 · answered by Rich B 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's to help make sure every joe shmoe in town doesn't crowd the ballot. It is elitist in a way, but it alse helps make sure that a candidate has ample support.
2006-12-13 01:48:42 · answer #7 · answered by Lilywhite 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you don't NEED to pay a high fee but campaigns cost a lotta money. but if you didn't campaign then no one would know who you are. that's the US for ya.
2006-12-13 00:58:07 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋