I truly think you have a great idea here. I was astounded when I heard how many billions of dollars was spent on this year's election and honestly it sickened me a little because just like you purpose, the money could have gone to such better places, or at least a portion of it. With the amount of money we spend on things like military technology you would think some of that could go to our schools or research for cancer or even like you mentioned helping children and the youth. I too think there should be some regulation or law requiring a certain percentage of the money spent on presidential elections to go to a good or just cause. The only snag I can think of is how do we decide who to give the money to? We could potentially vote on that before hand or even do it on the ballot itself. I can just see there being a huge debate on where the money should go and who would decide it as well. Great idea though and I hope more people read about it and comment on it, as it is something that we should all consider.
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I truly think you have a great idea here. I was astounded when I heard how many billions of dollars was spent on this year's election and honestly it sickened me a little because just like you purpose, the money could have gone to such better places, or at least a portion of it. With the amount of money we spend on things like military technology you would think some of that could go to our schools or research for cancer or even like you mentioned helping children and the youth. I too think there should be some regulation or law requiring a certain percentage of the money spent on presidential elections to go to a good or just cause. The only snag I can think of is how do we decide who to give the money to? We could potentially vote on that before hand or even do it on the ballot itself. I can just see there being a huge debate on where the money should go and who would decide it as well. Great idea though and I hope more people read about it and comment on it, as it is something that we should all consider.
Sincerely,
Brandon Schwartz