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In reply to the discussion: Who do you like for US Senate? [View all]

hay rick

(8,912 posts)
13. Incumbentocracy.
Sun Jun 16, 2013, 08:27 PM
Jun 2013

Incumbentocracy may be bad, but the alternative of term limits is probably worse. I moved to Florida where legislators are term-limited to 8 years. Then they have to take 2 years off. Then they can start over again. They meet for 60 days a year and are paid less than $30,000/year. They maintain year around district offices. They preside over a $75 billion budget...

The money available for serving the people is dwarfed by the money available for serving corporate interests. The result is predictable.

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