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Old 08-14-2015, 10:01 PM   #788
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Originally Posted by Harry Lime View Post
Any possibility of getting any traction on limiting the number of people entering politics from one particular profession? Let's say only 50% of politicians running for office can have more than half of their previously taxed income coming from the same profession as other candidates. There is a huge untapped well of excellent leadership of people who are not lawyers.
These days it isn't the lawyers, it's the career politicians who have never had any real non-political career at all. I'd love to see a scenario where the people running are those who have been successful at other things and are now entering political life as a service to the country, but most of our best and brightest have no interest in getting into modern politics.
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