Forget to vote in this week’s mid-term elections? Fear not, you’re not alone.
Bristol Palin, the 20-year-old daughter of Sarah Palin, who campaigned for candidates across the nation in this election, confessed to “Inside Edition” that she forgot to send in her absentee ballot.
What did we do before caller ID? I can’t tell you how many times my phone has rang this week, with someone on the other end encouraging me to vote for this candidate or that candidate. Don’t even get me started on the political ads! Candidates for Congress have spent more than $3.6 billion on this election so far, according to the Center for Responsive Politics, and they’re still going!
Suppose instead of running attack ads, slick mailers, and robocalls, our politicians lavished us with:
1. Tuition for 62,548 students at America’s most expensive university
Forbes recently listed Sarah Lawrence College as the nation’s priciest school, with a tuition rate of $57,556, including room and board.
2. 3,973,510 monthly mortgage payments
The average monthly mortgage payment, according to analysts at Freddie Mac, is $906 in principal and interest. $3.6 billion would buy one month’s reprieve from the repo man for almost 4 million Americans.
3. 48 million bleacher tickets for a World Series game
Cheap seats cost $75. Wouldn’t we all like to be there?
4. Annual salaries for 83,116 high school teachers
Payscale.com pegs the median high school teacher salary at $43,313. Don’t we need more math and science experts in the classroom?
SoCal born, turned Chicagoan, and now a new resident of Las Vegas, NV. Rick is 26 years of age and more than happily married to his high school sweetheart.