Upward of $8 million spent on vouchers

Becker spends nearly $23 per vote, Buhler $31 in mayor's race

By Bob Bernick Jr. and Jennifer Toomer-Cook
Deseret Morning News

Published: Thursday, Nov. 8 2007 12:12 a.m. MST

Summary

How would you like to be paid $31 for your vote in the Salt Lake City mayor's race? Or perhaps $21 to secure your support for vouchers? Of course, this is not how democracy in the United States works.

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Utahn in CT

The authors of this DN article write:
"The pro-voucher PICs spent approximately $4 million, in the end receiving just 190,000 or so votes. That's about $21 per vote."

Twenty-one dollars is a drop in the bucket compared to what each More..

5:33 a.m. Nov. 8, 2007
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Anonymous

Eight Million spent and the numbers almost never changed.

Oh well, I guess it was good for the economy.

8:11 a.m. Nov. 8, 2007
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OH BROTHER!! Ever heard the expression you cant beat a dead horse? It is over already! Let this one go for now, if this was a close race I could see why it would keep coming up but enough is enough!

8:15 a.m. Nov. 8, 2007
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