WASHINGTON—Calmly stating that they would not even need to think twice about doing so, the nation’s wealthiest individuals ominously reminded the populace during a press conference Wednesday that they could easily drop another $10 billion on the 2016 election. “We want to make it completely clear to voters that there’s absolutely no reason—none at all—why we couldn’t shell out another $10 billion between now and next November,” said casino magnate Sheldon Adelson on behalf of the top tenth of a percent of income-earners in the U.S., adding that creating dozens of new and extremely well-funded super PACs would mean practically nothing to them. “Trust me, we’ve got plenty to throw around, so it really wouldn’t be a problem. We could spread it around a bunch of congressional races, or, heck, we could put it all on one presidential candidate—it doesn’t really affect us much either way. Why don’t we toss in a billion right now just to give you a taste?” The nation’s wealthiest families then added that they would have no problem repeating the process for the next 30 election cycles before silently walking off the stage.
No matter how much they spend, it is the voter that decides who he votes for (or fails to vote at all as most here will, leaving the decision up to others).
If the people are ignorant of who they choose based on political advertising they will end up with the elected leaders they deserve.
Make note of Bloomberg’s wasted money in the recent elections.
Tell me who is getting the money and I’ll know what to do.
WoW. 10 billion for a team of clowns. Call Guiness.Quick.
Oops missed the onion.
Below me.
When did The Onion start covering real news?
I would like to toss him 180 grains at 1250 fps. See how many billions he could lob in after that.