How much debt would the USA be in if we just stopped spending in a few places. How much money is spent on Political Advertising for the Presidential Race? How many signs are made, and are they really worth that cost?
What if we lived in a place with no political advertising? Literally, millions of dollars no longer wasted. Presidents can’t create commercials bashing their opponent or showing what they support.. Instead, they let their actions and previous tendencies speak for themselves.
If we ever had a candidate abstain from spending big bucks on Advertising, would he/she have a chance?
In a perfect world that would be nice, but advertising (especially negative advertising) seems to be very effective and therefore we are stuck with it.
I think that each candidate should be given the exact same amount of money and tv time. what they make of it is up to them.
I agree with this scott. Not only would it give us an idea of what they can do with a specific amount of money, but it shows they can manage a budget, rather than accumulating a potential debt (see national debt counter).