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archetypal fool · 03-25-2007, 02:30 AM

I've been asking myself lately why things are currently going so sour in my country (US). Whenever any speaks of any politics, corruption always comes up. No one is happy with the current administration. Few, if any, laws have been made to benefit the common man lately. The country is falling apart from beneath our feet, and there's little, if anything, we can do about it. Politicians don't seem to have our interests in mind, as they try to appeal to big companies, in order to receive big paychecks.

With this in mind, I've tried to ask myself, if I were given the chance to do anything, or change anything, what would I do? Furthermore, I'm very interested in hearing what th TFP community has in mind.

Here's mines:
Personally, I've always wondered why we pay our representatives in congress so much (average of about $160,000. source:http://usgovinfo.about.com/library/weekly/aa031200a.htm). It seems odd to me that money should be an incentive for earning such a roll in society. Therefor, I believe that, in the good of the country, congressmen should get paid a common man's salary for a common man's work (some congressman don't show up to congress as much as they should, and others don't even read the bills they're deciding upon). Proof of concept: Career politicians. These are people who go into politics, and remain in politics, re-elected year after year, becoming more and more distant from the common man, and corruption runs deep in the "career politicians" as a result.

Contraction: Basically, don't let money become and incentive to represent your brothers and sisters; want to represent us because you want to make a positive difference, not so you can fill in your bank account. Therefor, cut down the salary significantly ($30,000-$60,000, maximum).

What would you guys change?

03-25-2007, 02:30 AM	#1 (permalink)
archetypal fool Crazy Location: Florida	If you could change your country or start your own, what would you do? I've been asking myself lately why things are currently going so sour in my country (US). Whenever any speaks of any politics, corruption always comes up. No one is happy with the current administration. Few, if any, laws have been made to benefit the common man lately. The country is falling apart from beneath our feet, and there's little, if anything, we can do about it. Politicians don't seem to have our interests in mind, as they try to appeal to big companies, in order to receive big paychecks. With this in mind, I've tried to ask myself, if I were given the chance to do anything, or change anything, what would I do? Furthermore, I'm very interested in hearing what th TFP community has in mind. Here's mines: Personally, I've always wondered why we pay our representatives in congress so much (average of about $160,000. source:http://usgovinfo.about.com/library/weekly/aa031200a.htm). It seems odd to me that money should be an incentive for earning such a roll in society. Therefor, I believe that, in the good of the country, congressmen should get paid a common man's salary for a common man's work (some congressman don't show up to congress as much as they should, and others don't even read the bills they're deciding upon). Proof of concept: Career politicians. These are people who go into politics, and remain in politics, re-elected year after year, becoming more and more distant from the common man, and corruption runs deep in the "career politicians" as a result. Contraction: Basically, don't let money become and incentive to represent your brothers and sisters; want to represent us because you want to make a positive difference, not so you can fill in your bank account. Therefor, cut down the salary significantly ($30,000-$60,000, maximum). What would you guys change?