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People in general are fed up with the money lining the pockets of our elected officials, and when citizens step up and say en masse, NO MORE, we'll see how the cookie crumbles.
I just have to point out, that as a citizen, I'm a little disturbed by generalizations like the one above. As much as I disagree with many decisions that government make and as much as I dislike some elected officials, I simply do not agree with blanket accusations about public officials lining their pockets with money at the expense of taxpayers.
Yes, there are example of this - which need to be discussed. But, general accusations about corrupt public officials tends to encourage an unhealthy lack of trust in government and distort that debate on important public policy officials.
Most of the elected officials that I've met, whether I agree with them or not, are hardworking and sincere individuals. Reducing bad decisions to "corruption" is in my opinion an oversimplification and does a disservice to public policy discussions.
Best wishes,
Tim Erickson Hamline Midway [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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