“But if you don’t want your tax dollars to help the poor, then stop saying you want a country based on Christian values. Because you don’t.” ~ Comedian John Fugelsang
A short post today, because this feeble-minded writer needs some help. I’m hoping someone out there on the World Wide Webs can explain this.
I’ve been doing some quick research into presidential campaign spending. I’m not a numbers guy, so don’t look here for exhaustive data and structure.
According to information culled from sources like the Federal Election Commission and Bloomberg.com, the Trump and Clinton campaigns combined raised a total of $1.84 billion to support their candidates run for President.
Currently – after expenses – they have about $39 million left. So I have to ask some questions:
Why are both campaigns still actively seeking donations? (The photos on the right are screen shots from the home page of each candidate’s campaign website.)
And…
Why would anyone contribute?
And…
Do these numbers make anyone want to vomit? I do.
I have no answers, just questions. Sorry…
I’m not singling out specific people, parties or organizations. And I thought of expanding this post to a full diatribe about wasteful spending – inauguration parties, televangelists private jets and mansions, tax exemptions for corporations and churches, etc. But I exist in the blog world, without space for information probably the size a bible. Ironically…
For today, I’ll keep it simple and ask no more questions. There is way to much blame to go around for allowing this ridiculous balance of wants versus needs, and or greed versus good.
We can’t drain the swamp and risk flooding the rest of the country.
“No one will really understand politics until they understand that politicians are not trying to solve our problems. They are trying to solve their own problems — of which getting elected and re-elected are No. 1 and No. 2. Whatever is No. 3 is far behind”.
Thomas Sowell, Economist
“Politics is the gentle art of getting votes from the poor and campaign funds from the rich by promising to protect each from the other.”
– Oscar Ameringer