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Bloomberg spent enough money to give every US citizen $1000000 on his last presidential run! (Not really… there were just some newscasters that were really bad

Bloomberg spent enough money to give every US citizen $1000000 on his last presidential run! (Not really… there were just some newscasters that were really bad at math) But he did spend like $1B as just one candidate in the primaries.

giantg2 4y ago
We need an Ammendment to provide a common media/site for all candidates, with caps on outside advertising, even for PACs etc. The spending is so wasteful. If they care so much about the problems they're campaigning on, they could use the money to work on fixing them.
- sofixa 4y ago
  > We need an Ammendment to provide a common media/site for all candidates, with caps on outside advertising, even for PACs The fact that this isn't already the case is so weird. Probably due to the age of the constitution and legal system, its deification and the generic allergy to any evolution on that front. Campaign regulations, including fairness in representation and budget limits are necessary for a healthy democracy, otherwise it's too susceptible to influence by rich people. For instance, in Bulgaria that's taken to a somewhat extreme point - party/coalition lists running for election (it's a parliamentary democracy) get a fixed budget from the country if they fit the requirements (enough candidates, enough signatures) with a maximum allowance for donations and own funds to be used. Ads can't be just an attack on a rival, and have to include disclaimers who they're for, who they're paid for, and that buying and selling votes is a crime (an issue in Bulgarian elections, sadly). The system isn't perfect but IMHO it'd be far worse without those protections.
- rayiner 4y ago
  I was thinking you were going on a different direction. Like an amendment requiring newscasters to have at least a 700 on the SAT Math.
  - giantg2 4y ago
    My hope would be that we have an intelligent society that can easily see through the mistakes. There are so many mistakes and half truths on the news that it's almost not worth following. I view everything they say with some level of skepticism.
ejb999 4y ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krHkjdnniDE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krHkjdnniDE is what you are referring to.

giantg2 4y ago

We need an Ammendment to provide a common media/site for all candidates, with caps on outside advertising, even for PACs etc. The spending is so wasteful. If they care so much about the problems they're campaigning on, they could use the money to work on fixing them.

sofixa 4y ago
> We need an Ammendment to provide a common media/site for all candidates, with caps on outside advertising, even for PACs The fact that this isn't already the case is so weird. Probably due to the age of the constitution and legal system, its deification and the generic allergy to any evolution on that front. Campaign regulations, including fairness in representation and budget limits are necessary for a healthy democracy, otherwise it's too susceptible to influence by rich people. For instance, in Bulgaria that's taken to a somewhat extreme point - party/coalition lists running for election (it's a parliamentary democracy) get a fixed budget from the country if they fit the requirements (enough candidates, enough signatures) with a maximum allowance for donations and own funds to be used. Ads can't be just an attack on a rival, and have to include disclaimers who they're for, who they're paid for, and that buying and selling votes is a crime (an issue in Bulgarian elections, sadly). The system isn't perfect but IMHO it'd be far worse without those protections.
rayiner 4y ago
I was thinking you were going on a different direction. Like an amendment requiring newscasters to have at least a 700 on the SAT Math.
- giantg2 4y ago
  My hope would be that we have an intelligent society that can easily see through the mistakes. There are so many mistakes and half truths on the news that it's almost not worth following. I view everything they say with some level of skepticism.

ejb999 4y ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krHkjdnniDE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krHkjdnniDE is what you are referring to.