from greg is joining us miaon is, pennsylvania -- pronouncing that correctly? caller: yes. host: it is right -- where is that? caller: right in the middle. host: go ahead, sir. caller: i am directing my comment to the funding and exorbitant amounts of money spent on the election, this previous one especially. fcc f via thein -- viafunction and the sec extreme amounts of money spent on advertising and paid to executives, and all of this money coming together at the top , they arer less electing our officials as opposed to the people. i am curious to know if you feel irshough the laxity in the and ftc contributed to the election in 2016. and what your feelings are, thank you. host: you are talking specifically about citizens united in 2010? caller: i am not sure you'd i think -- i am not sure. i think that is the source of some of the information. guest: in 2008, up until 2008, candidates, when you pay your taxes you could check often have three dollars voted -- given to the presidential funding. the ftc would, if federal candidates agreed to take a lump sum of money, they wo

from greg is joining us miaon is, pennsylvania -- pronouncing that correctly? caller: yes. host: it is right -- where is that? caller: right in the middle. host: go ahead, sir. caller: i am directing my comment to the funding and exorbitant amounts of money spent on the election, this previous one especially. fcc f via thein -- viafunction and the sec extreme amounts of money spent on advertising and paid to executives, and all of this money coming together at the top , they arer less electing our officials as opposed to the people. i am curious to know if you feel irshough the laxity in the and ftc contributed to the election in 2016. and what your feelings are, thank you. host: you are talking specifically about citizens united in 2010? caller: i am not sure you'd i think -- i am not sure. i think that is the source of some of the information. guest: in 2008, up until 2008, candidates, when you pay your taxes you could check often have three dollars voted -- given to the presidential funding. the ftc would, if federal candidates agreed to take a lump sum of money, they wo