Ronn Blankenship <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>The point of the above is that many politicians are treated so well as a
>result of their positions that they have little or no idea of what their
>average constituent goes through on a daily basis. Is that what we want,
>or would we prefer that the politicians be familiar with the everyday life
>of the common person?
Honestly, if I am selecting a single person to represent me in national or
regional decisions, I'd prefer slightly higher taxes to ensure that they can
remain focused on their job and not the minutia. Similarly, I expect my
manager to delegate tasks to me.
Again, though, when we say "politician", how many people are we talking
about? I think of elected officials and their appointees (e.g. everyone who
left with Clinton). Is that more than 40,000 in the US, all the way down to
the county level? (And I don't think the "perks" of being job-focused (the
same perks that CEOs employ) extend all the way down to your local county
sheriff.)
Joshua
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