"Jim Henderson" <nos### [at] nospam com> wrote in message
> But I think the real solution would be to return political positions to
> being an unpaid (and cannot-accept-gifts under ANY ANY ANY circumstances)
> positions. Give them a studio apartment in DC and a stipend, but never
> let them forget that they work for the *people*. Take away the salaries,
> the high-end health plans, and all of the benefits. Make it truly a
> public service that they fulfill.
Don't you want the exact opposite? Pay them through the roof (I'm thinking
in the millions) so they will be less tempted to take "gifts" (bribes) and
much more to lose by doing so. Then send packs of hungry lawyers after them
to uncover any wrongdoing.
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