I saw something on the news recently about how the spending in politics was hurting America. In the past election, the two presidential candidates and their supporters raised a little more than $2 billion. That is a big problem because big donors are buying influence with candidates and voters get squeezed out of the process.

In a perfect world, one man gets one vote and every vote should be equal, whether you gave money to a candidate or not.

When George W. Bush first entered office, the national debt was around $5 trillion. By the time he left, it had nearly doubled. When Barack Obama entered office, the national debt was around $10 trillion and now it is at $14 trillion.

That is a big deal and needs to be solved.

I think the problem should be solved by less advertising in politics and more door-to-door campaigns. Also, national parties could save money by using any leftover money in the next election or other campaigns.

The amount of money in politics is hurting our democracy. It is unfair to the people who get squeezed out of the electoral process.

Again, I think that every vote should be equal. Spending is crucial in today’s economy and it needs to held at a steady pace.

Noah Moreshead