How Much Does It Cost The Federal Government For a Presidential Election

How much does it cost the federal government for a presidential election? Much of the costs for the election are born by the candidates. Some more of the cost is paid for by the political parties themselves. And the individual states bear a large portion of the costs since they have to purchase and pay for all of the voting machines and the support systems for them.

After due thought, all other things being relatively equal from election to election, Soap Box ravings has come to the conclusion that this election is going to be the most expensive one ever for the federal government. In fact it appears that it will be about 150 Billion dollars more in new costs than any previous election which is the estimated cost of the "cookie" that mother government wants to feed selected citizens of this country.

Soap Box Ravings can't help but wonder what costs Nancy Pelosi, the most ethical speaker of the hose ever, and her fellow party members are going to cut since they campaigned on making sure they balanced the books.

They are not the only ones feeding at the trough. It appears to be a stampede led by President Bush. It seems like every politician in Washington, DC wants to be remembered for passing out "free cookies" to the citizens of this country.