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Originally Posted by 4X4
And get rich is one thing. Politicians get quite the salary and severance and pension. Plus they get their 15 minutes and they get to hobnob with the local cool dudes.
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I'm not a rich man, but going the political route to make a lot of money and a fat pension sounds like a pretty dumb way to go about making money to me. Can you tell me about the severance package they get after they lose their job? I'm not familiar with that.
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Originally Posted by 4X4
Do you really think they're getting elected to change your life? Sure most or some of them have a vision, but take away the paycheque and how many of these people are still running? Its a job just like anything else. People have ideas. People get promoted...
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I guess I'm just not quite as sour on the whole "democracy" and "humanity" thing as you are. I've met (and goshdarnit, I might even be one of them!) people that put some value on things other than money. It only stands to reason that some of our elected officials might feel the same way.