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6. Pay them like CEOs, sports greats, and celebrities
Sun Feb 17, 2013, 02:01 PM
Feb 2013

They over see the spending of $ trillions of OUR money every year. Pay them greatly to do the best for US

And have greater ability if they suck or are corporate stooges to REMOVE them.

Also make tough long jail sentences for graft and pay to play corruption.

This isn't a politically altruistic point of view but rather a realistic view of things. I know most don't agree and I am in the minority with this view.

BUT you get what you pay for plain and simple. If we the people aren't paying for good leadership the corporations surely will. And their investments have paid off handsomely so far......




A big win for the drone lobby. think Feb 2013 #1
Seriously, aren't they always 5 steps ahead of us? mountain grammy Feb 2013 #2
with bags of cash to line the congress critters coffers think Feb 2013 #3
They already make more than 90% of Americans Angry Dragon Feb 2013 #4
Pay them like CEOs, sports greats, and celebrities think Feb 2013 #6
Then using your reasoning we should pay the President about $500,000,000 a year Angry Dragon Feb 2013 #9
No. Just pay them more like others who have huge jobs think Feb 2013 #11
'Just pay them more like others who have huge jobs' Angry Dragon Feb 2013 #13
Then let the corporations continue to bribe them with campaign contributions think Feb 2013 #14
'And what's this with the president making a dollar per person? I never said anything remotely like' Angry Dragon Feb 2013 #15
Part of paying them more is strenthening the laws so they don't take money think Feb 2013 #16
Our system currently not only allows this corruption, it encourages it. mountain grammy Feb 2013 #5
Agree. Overturing Citizens United is where it starts. think Feb 2013 #12
What is so bad about drones themselves? n/t. OceanEcosystem Feb 2013 #7
Nothing. randome Feb 2013 #8
that MIGHT bring about a fascist state. ??? dixiegrrrrl Feb 2013 #17
"...one might fall from the sky and hit someone." Wilms Feb 2013 #20
Ask yourself this....how will they be used and will there be any limits to their use. nt. OldDem2012 Feb 2013 #10
Expenses and priorities. Expanding the police state not only invades privacy think Feb 2013 #18
They deserve medals and awards too. Hell ...lets make them people with votes. n/t L0oniX Feb 2013 #19
Can someone point to the specific section of the law that "requires" domestic use of drones? onenote Feb 2013 #21
Don't bring facts into this....nt msanthrope Feb 2013 #22
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