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Not to defend the current campaign status quo, but when comparing the US to Canada it is worth pointing out the population of the US is ten times that of Canada
by brown9-2 14y ago
Not to defend the current campaign status quo, but when comparing the US to Canada it is worth pointing out the population of the US is ten times that of Canada.
- tomkin 14y agoTrue, but my problem is that democracy is supposed to be about everyone, and when you start eliminating people based on their propensity to generate millions of dollars you eliminate a lot of potentially great leaders.
- snowwrestler 14y agoIf a national candidate cannot be organized and inspirational enough to generate donations, how can they hope to succeed as president? I would argue that fundraising is much easier than, say, passing a major piece of legislation.
- rbanffy 14y agoIn a rational society, yes. If you find one, let me know.
- unreal37 14y agoThe US 2012 election is expected to have cost over $6 billion when all is said and done.[1] Canada's election cost $45 million.[2] The difference is 90% less per captia. Americans spend a lot more proportionally. [1] http://www.opensecrets.org/news/2012/10/2012-election-spending-will-reach-6.html http://www.opensecrets.org/news/2012/10/2012-election-spendi... [2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_political_financing_in_Canada http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_political_financing_in_...