Excessive election expenses

(Published in El Nuevo Herald on November 05, 2010)

In this past election day the candidates spent the pittance of $ 4.000 million. A truly effective, creative and exemplary in this time of crisis would have been to legislate for any candidate for public office to invest in his community an amount equal to that he was willing to spend on his campaign.For example, one candidate from Florida spent from personal funds the gross amount of $ 76 million in his campaign. Had been a great help for schools, hospitals and libraries if this candidate had donated $ 38 million for the purchase of computers, medicines and books. The voters have been getting expensive advertisements in the mail when we are unemployed and do not reach the income to cover expenses.According to politicians, on Tuesday, November 2, was the most important day of 2010. Apparently, politics is the most important thing than now exists and not the economic situation we are facing right now, precisely because of the lack of political action.

BENJAMIN F. DeYURRE

Miami