100 millon in federal funds to have these conventions!

[mstrmac1]

wtf? who said i wanted my money to be used for this crap? Do any other parties get federal funding?

[nate895]

wtf? who said i wanted my money to be used for this crap?

There is a check-off on your income tax form, and if you don't want your money spent on elections, don't check it.

[mstrmac1]

There is a check-off on your income tax form, and if you don't want your money spent on elections, don't check it.

Why should I have to check off the tax forms... They already have my money!

[forsmant]

There is a check-off on your income tax form, and if you don't want your money spent on elections, don't check it.

I am sure that matters.:rolleyes:

Taxes collected are irrelevant and a diversion to where the real money the government spends comes from.

[mstrmac1]

I am sure that matters.:rolleyes:

Taxes collected are irrelevant and a diversion to where the real money the government spends comes from.

Exactly!

[slacker921]

This has been all over Digg for weeks.. nobody really seems to care. They seem to be fine with the two parties getting over $50,000,000 each and the third parties are getting none. Ask your friends and family how they feel about this.

[forsmant]

100,000,000\3,600,000,000,000=2.777% of the federal budget.

[mstrmac1]

what does that come out to per person?

[forsmant]

33 cents

[UnReconstructed]

Lobbyists paid for a lot of the DNC.

[Kludge]

Does someone have a source? I heard it was only $32 million for both.

[Mahkato]

And they both get classified as a National Special Security Event (http://www.ustreas.gov/usss/nsse.shtml), which means they get all kinds of free security coverage at our expense.