The Triumph of Super PACs

[waywardgs]

Well? ARE THEY EQUAL?!

What helps more, someone going door to door shouting how great Candidate Yes is and standing on street corners encouraging them and helping them register to vote or some commercial on the television that no one is even going to watch? Seriously, who watches commercials anymore?

You can buy a thousand people to go door to door for that money.

[waywardgs]

OH yeah, such an awesome dude. He'll have all the money he could ever need and when he dies it'll go into a charity so he won't be missing any of it.

Yeah, what a dick. It should go to his kids like true aristocracy.

[Tgo01]

You can buy a thousand people to go door to door for that money.

And if Candidate A manages to get thousands of people to do it for free is it wrong that Candidate B hires people to do it?

[waywardgs]

And if Candidate A manages to get thousands of people to do it for free is it wrong that Candidate B hires people to do it?

You can tell me the answer to that question. I'm certain you can.

[Gelston]

Yeah, what a dick. It should go to his kids like true aristocracy.

Actually, they only have 95% of their wealth promised. They have that other 5% for their kids. Which is still a shit ton of money.

(3.9b to split between their three kids.)

[Tgo01]

You can tell me the answer to that question. I'm certain you can.

The answer is no.

[waywardgs]

Actually, they only have 95% of their wealth promised. They have that other 5% for their kids. Which is still a shit ton of money.

10 mill to each, from what I understand. Nothing to shake a stick at, but not 100 billion. That's an enormous amount of charitable money that should be going to his children.

[waywardgs]

The answer is no.

The answer is you're a sucka.

[Gelston]

10 mill to each, from what I understand. Nothing to shake a stick at, but not 100 billion. That's an enormous amount of charitable money that should be going to his children.

Well, 5% of their total fortune is 3.9 billion. That isn't pledged to anything currently, but still, I imagine their children are making enough money on their own. Also, this money isn't until after their death. It isn't like they are bending over backwards here.

So, OMG they give so much money!!! I would too if I had billions of dollars and everything I could ever want.

[waywardgs]

Let's put it this way, TGO. Do you feel ok knowing that your vote is worth less because someone else can buy votes that make yours insignificant?

Assuming you're not a billionaire, that is. Which is a safe assumption.