Reply #27: Take the profit & fundraising out of running for office and limit terms severely. (in a nutshell)

[Shagbark Hickory]

Corporations mustn't be able to contribute to politicians in any way, shape or form.
Similar to many of the banana republics you read about, our government is very corrupt.

We also have far too many politicians. We don't need hundreds of lawmakers in Washington.
We need about 50 lawmakers and 150 law enforcement detectives to make sure the politicians are not breaking rules or accepting any money for anything.

I'll go one step farther and say that serving in a political office should be a volunteer position. No pay whatsoever. There's plenty of qualified people that will do it for free. Politicians can live in a group dorm and get food and basic living expenses provided but that's it. It'd be like a monastary.