[pp.int.general] Pirate Party UK Critism

[Andrew Norton]

2009/10/3 Jyri Hämäläinen <wildfinn at gmail.com>:
> My jaw just hit the floor and did not stop falling until it hit the
> basement... Not that I ever believed in democracy of two-party systems but
> that is more outrageous than I thought.
>

I just did a little light blogging, looking at the two elected
representatives  that were up for election last november, that
supposedly represent me
http://wp.me/pBaeZ-B

Wait til you see how much their campaigns were.

Andrew

> On Sun, Oct 4, 2009 at 2:41 AM, Andrew Norton <ktetch at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> On Sat, Oct 3, 2009 at 6:32 PM, Eric Priezkalns
>> <eric.priezkalns at pirateparty.org.uk> wrote:
>>
>> >
>> > How I wish we had a similar system in the UK!  You civilized
>> > continentals
>> > are so much more refined than we brutish Brits.  Our situation is not
>> > nearly
>> > as bad as the US, but the need to manage a lot of money changes the
>> > whole
>> > dynamic of politics.
>>
>> Those wondering what he means by that...
>> in 2002, the average campaign expenditure for an open house seat (one
>> that doesn't have someone seeking reelection) was $1.02Million for the
>> democrats, and 1.08M for republicans. Even the incumbent spent around
>> $800,000. The amount goes up every year, more so in a presidential
>> election year (every 4 years to house elections every 2 years).
>> Basically, the Us party would have to spend $1.5Million+ just to have
>> a chance at winning a House seat for 2 years, and that's after a state
>> party is formed, and the ballot for that state done.
>>
>> It's a horrendous money pit.
>>
>> Andrew
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