Get the money out of politics. (Reply #1)

In the discussion thread: It's beyond time to establish a duty of care standard for politicians, with respect to constituents. [View all]

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Fri Dec 18, 2020, 09:47 PM

procon (15,805 posts)

1. Get the money out of politics.

Go make a fortune in the private sector, but If they are elected that's a public service job. It means exactly, they are there it serve the public good.

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13 replies	Author	Time	Post
It's beyond time to establish a duty of care standard for politicians, with respect to constituents. [View all]	JudyM	Dec 2020	OP
Get the money out of politics.	procon	Dec 2020	#1
Yep!	Karadeniz	Dec 2020	#2
Yes, this too, it's the same cesspool-schoolyard. Get wealthy, repay favors, screw the voters.	JudyM	Dec 2020	#5
I'm basically against the death sentence...	Enterstageleft	Dec 2020	#3
Publicly televised executions. nt	Progressive Jones	Dec 2020	#9
I agree, time to have some regulated standards like other professions. nt	Irish_Dem	Dec 2020	#4
Exactly.	JudyM	Dec 2020	#10
The intended checks and balances are clearly worthless. nt	Irish_Dem	Dec 2020	#11
Too many business, corporate types have taken over the govt -- everything going on right now is	diva77	Dec 2020	#6
Agreed, we have Civil service exams for lower levels, and fiduciary rules for money managers.There	c-rational	Dec 2020	#7
So true! Mgrs and directors of publicly traded companies, however small, have far higher standards	JudyM	Dec 2020	#12
Perhaps we need to better define and punish malfeasance, misfeasance and nonfeasance in office	pecosbob	Dec 2020	#8
K & R for the 20,000th post	live love laugh	Feb 2021	#13

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