Is it obscene that to run for the office of the President should cost $500M?

Question

That is the latest calculation of what Hillary will spend between now and 2008!
Is this becoming obscenely ridiculous?

Answer 1

Not only is it obscene, it is the perversion of democracy, and what causes this nation to be an underground plutocracy.

The fact that becoming President takes so much money, means that whoever vies for the position must get their money from monied interests, and the only way to do that, is to pledge to do what those monied interests want. Completely bypassing the needs and desires of the people, which was what this country was supposed to be about.

Answer 2

I agree, we are loosing the control of the government that we fought so hard for. When the everyday person can no longer run for President we have a problem. Why don't we make it a law that you can NOT be a professional Polition? I think that the longer these people are in office the more corrupt they become and we should put a limit on how long a person can serve in the government.

Answer 3

It is absoutely insane that anyone should have to spend that kind of money. We need brains and money can't buy that. Wealth does not put a politician in touch with the people or the issues. Wealth may understand the wealthy but it doesn't qualify a politician to understand the working class person. The working class are just pawns. When was the last time that you felt someone running for office was truly sincere after they got into office?

Answer 4

It is completely insane. If this keeps up, before long it will be beyond the capability of anyone at all to run for President. What will happen then? Have a king or supreme dictator take over.
They had better solve this mess before the process becomes impossible to maintain.

Answer 5

I don't see how people can spend so much to become president. That basically gives poor people, which might be very wise in running a country, absolutely no chance. I could not justify spending more than $100,000, and that would be with somebody driving me across the country.

Answer 6

500 million only make half Billion where are the other 2.5 billions.Now those who hand out this kind of money naturally expect back 200 Billion in return.How Hillary or any other will be able to keep corruption away from white house door?

Answer 7

I think that all the candidates should basicly have to get a certain amount of support from others (not money just support) and then they get a set amount for the campeign . This way the SOB big buisness / hollywood liberal peices of horse crap (again for the 3rd time srry horse crap) wouldnt be able to influence the candidates like they do now . They pretty much make the candidates their ***** these days

Answer 8

I think it's actually getting to the point where we may as well have the candidates bid on the presidency. The richest candidate is going to win, anyway. Then we could put the proceded toward the deficit.

Answer 9

This is very sad and very true. However, we can't blame it on the rich. We the people continue to vote for these politicians. We the people whom work 8hr shifts everyday to support our family's, us American citizens whom enlist in our military , whom everyday pray for our children across the seas fighting a war, we the people continue to vote and elect for those whom have nothing in common with us. How can these politicians deter poverty and crime when they've never encountered it. How can they win the hearts and minds of people ten thousand miles away, when they can't even win an election unless they have 500M.
By the people, for the people, to the people?
I think not.
I love America and the ordinary citizen's that make this country great. It's sad to see what the price of being the leader of one of the greatest nation this world has ever seen is. 500M. That's it.??

Answer 10

It is becoming ridiculous and it's getting worse all the time. Is there any mystery why there seems to be such a divide between politicians and their constituents? Big money seems to run it all.