POLITICS: BAD FOR AMERICA.

As elections draw near, the country has yet again been suffocating under a blanket of political advertising. From folks handing you pamphlets on the street to those awful television ads, which have become the staple of the politician's propaganda arsenal, you can't escape it. In addition to the fact that political ads all blend together, are typically horrible and seldom tell you anything that would actually help you vote, the sheer amount spent on political advertising is sickening.

"Political-advertising spending has zoomed past projections and is headed toward a stratospheric $2 billion-plus this year, some 17.6% more than 2004...(and) Those numbers don't include spot cable, which has attracted serious spending."

Over two-billion dollars? Do you know how many people you can feed for two BILLION dollars? Neither do I. But I bet it's a lot. I don't know that a political ad has ever helped one single citizen, except for the person in the ad. Instead of letting self-important, power-hungry puppets run this country, howsabout we outlaw political advertising and spend that money on some positive programs. Let’s spend $2 billion more on education. Or building affordable housing for those in poverty. Or sending aid to third world nations.

You can’t honestly expect me to believe that this is the best way to use money people are donating to political parties. Over $2,000,000,000? That’s a lot of zeros, my friends. More and more, you have to wonder where this money comes from. Though many politicians are of the bored rich variety, that’s still an awful lot for people to spend out of their own pockets.

So then what? Are politicians asking us to believe they raise the money for these campaigns themselves? Have you ever given money to a campaign? Or know anyone who has? No. And do you know why? Because you’re not rich enough to be in the top 5% of the people in this country. The 5% that controls 95% of the wealth. Which is why political spending is bad for America. The wealthy fund campaigns to get officials elected. And then guess whose interests those officials represent? That’s right. This is how the rich get richer. It’s how big business controls government.

It should be noted that I know nothing about politics and very little about the world in general. Mostly, I make shit up as I go along and read books that support my worldview. So generally anything I have to say about politics is based on wild speculation and limited knowledge. Also, I am not voting because I didn’t register because I am an idiot.

Thank you. Goodnight.