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does anyone know of ANY politician..down to your city level...that seems to be having any problems economically? From what I've read in the past, their salaries aren't that great compared to company officials, etc. How is they're not having any homes foreclosed on, or in a crisis because of their debt ratio? They live in expensive homes, drive expensive cars, wear expensive clothes, many have their children in private schools..the list could go on. Are they living "within their means"? I don't think so, how much of our tax dollars are supporting THESE people? Why do we not hear of any of THEM being in trouble?
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Because they are all lawyers & wealthy people who run for office. That's why...
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Edited by
OneMoreTimeAround
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Sat 11/01/08 04:46 AM
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Because they are all lawyers & wealthy people who run for office. That's why... then again...it's part of what's wrong with the political system as a WHOLE and the people we've elected are corrupt (based on opinions & media)...not party based. again, JMO, but if they were investigated, I would venture to guess, money or "favors" would be found that did NOT always come from their jobs. |
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In addition to their salaries, they also have expense accounts and in most, if not all, cases (except maybe at the local level) they also get cost-of-living reimbursement. Essentially, if they have to move to perform their job, it comes out of our tax dollars.
Expenses can be anything from clothes, travel, meals, mileage, nannies, drivers, cell phones etc. Who couldn't make ends meet if someone else is paying for it? |
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Edited by
OneMoreTimeAround
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Sat 11/01/08 05:58 AM
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In addition to their salaries, they also have expense accounts and in most, if not all, cases (except maybe at the local level) they also get cost-of-living reimbursement. Essentially, if they have to move to perform their job, it comes out of our tax dollars. Expenses can be anything from clothes, travel, meals, mileage, nannies, drivers, cell phones etc. Who couldn't make ends meet if someone else is paying for it? That's part of my point...stop paying for it FOR them. No one has paid for all those people who lost their jobs to move, no one gave them gas money if the only job they could get was 50-100 miles away, no one pays for babysitters so parents can work, exept for the working parent...etc. All the more reason to start making these officials accountable...stop allowing congressmen/women to keep a legal practice, or whatever, AND be an elected official. Running this country, IMO, should no longer be a "part-time" job. |
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In addition to their salaries, they also have expense accounts and in most, if not all, cases (except maybe at the local level) they also get cost-of-living reimbursement. Essentially, if they have to move to perform their job, it comes out of our tax dollars. Expenses can be anything from clothes, travel, meals, mileage, nannies, drivers, cell phones etc. Who couldn't make ends meet if someone else is paying for it? All the more reason to start making these officials accountable...stop allowing congressmen/women to keep a legal practice, or whatever, AND be an elected official. Running this country, IMO, should no longer be a "part-time" job. Oh, I quite agree. Except at a lot of local levels where it really is part-time. I think the laws were written so that people from all walks of life could afford to serve in the government but like everything the politicians touch, it's become so corrupted that it's almost unrecognizable from it's original intent. But, that really is the fault not only of the people who take advantage of the system but the people who oversee it, you and me and everyone else. We ALLOW it to happen and we've become so complacent, we don't say a word unless it effects us directly. Well, you know what, those particular chickens are coming home to roost for a lot of people. And the problem has grown to such an extent that it's going to be incredibly hard to solve. |
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In addition to their salaries, they also have expense accounts and in most, if not all, cases (except maybe at the local level) they also get cost-of-living reimbursement. Essentially, if they have to move to perform their job, it comes out of our tax dollars. Expenses can be anything from clothes, travel, meals, mileage, nannies, drivers, cell phones etc. Who couldn't make ends meet if someone else is paying for it? All the more reason to start making these officials accountable...stop allowing congressmen/women to keep a legal practice, or whatever, AND be an elected official. Running this country, IMO, should no longer be a "part-time" job. Oh, I quite agree. Except at a lot of local levels where it really is part-time. I think the laws were written so that people from all walks of life could afford to serve in the government but like everything the politicians touch, it's become so corrupted that it's almost unrecognizable from it's original intent. But, that really is the fault not only of the people who take advantage of the system but the people who oversee it, you and me and everyone else. We ALLOW it to happen and we've become so complacent, we don't say a word unless it effects us directly. Well, you know what, those particular chickens are coming home to roost for a lot of people. And the problem has grown to such an extent that it's going to be incredibly hard to solve. I don't know if it can now, under the same theory, it was left to go to far I'm afraid. And that's, IMO, why some became complacent. |
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I don't know if it can now, under the same theory, it was left to go to far I'm afraid. And that's, IMO, why some became complacent. Yeah, I think you're right. It's too big, too complicated and has grown into something that's taken on a life of it's own. I don't have solutions. The only one I have is to get rid of every professional politician everywhere and start over again. But how do you do that when it's only professional politicians who have the means to run an effective campaign? Change can only come from within and if people cannot get there, how can it come about? |
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I don't know if it can now, under the same theory, it was left to go to far I'm afraid. And that's, IMO, why some became complacent. Yeah, I think you're right. It's too big, too complicated and has grown into something that's taken on a life of it's own. I don't have solutions. The only one I have is to get rid of every professional politician everywhere and start over again. But how do you do that when it's only professional politicians who have the means to run an effective campaign? Change can only come from within and if people cannot get there, how can it come about? And that is what scares me most. I feel even laws have been passed to keep the common person (people) from being able to do anything..all the way to the patriot act. Just let some political wheels get wind of a organized group of people who want to even contemplate an overthrow...it'll be stopped! |
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I don't know if it can now, under the same theory, it was left to go to far I'm afraid. And that's, IMO, why some became complacent. Yeah, I think you're right. It's too big, too complicated and has grown into something that's taken on a life of it's own. I don't have solutions. The only one I have is to get rid of every professional politician everywhere and start over again. But how do you do that when it's only professional politicians who have the means to run an effective campaign? Change can only come from within and if people cannot get there, how can it come about? And that is what scares me most. I feel even laws have been passed to keep the common person (people) from being able to do anything..all the way to the patriot act. Just let some political wheels get wind of a organized group of people who want to even contemplate an overthrow...it'll be stopped! Yup, no doubt about it. And it would take years and more money than I can imagine to wend its way through the court system. I believe a lot of those laws are inherently illegal but until they are challenged, they can't or won't be changed. And while I spout off a lot about revolution (mostly to piss certain people off), it's an idea that truly horrifies me. If it came down to it, I'd support it but the thought of it really does scare the hell out of me. |
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I don't know if it can now, under the same theory, it was left to go to far I'm afraid. And that's, IMO, why some became complacent. Yeah, I think you're right. It's too big, too complicated and has grown into something that's taken on a life of it's own. I don't have solutions. The only one I have is to get rid of every professional politician everywhere and start over again. But how do you do that when it's only professional politicians who have the means to run an effective campaign? Change can only come from within and if people cannot get there, how can it come about? And that is what scares me most. I feel even laws have been passed to keep the common person (people) from being able to do anything..all the way to the patriot act. Just let some political wheels get wind of a organized group of people who want to even contemplate an overthrow...it'll be stopped! Yup, no doubt about it. And it would take years and more money than I can imagine to wend its way through the court system. I believe a lot of those laws are inherently illegal but until they are challenged, they can't or won't be changed. And while I spout off a lot about revolution (mostly to piss certain people off), it's an idea that truly horrifies me. If it came down to it, I'd support it but the thought of it really does scare the hell out of me. I think it scares us all, not because of the result, but what it would take to gain that result. Then that puts us right back to where we are now. Promises that never get fulfilled. |
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