yurbud
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Sat May-24-08 02:38 PM
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Poll question: What corrupts politicians more donations or after-office jobs? |
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We talk about clean money, spending limits, and the like as a big tool in ending government corruption, but the other component is jobs as lobbyists, CEOs, execs, and consultants they expect to get when they leave office which do you think has a more corrupting power?
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hokies4ever
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Sat May-24-08 02:41 PM
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1. Donations - this isn't even debatable |
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As Bill Clinton proved, you can promise someone you will work with them but them renege on that later. Speaking engagements and book deals are the biggest source of after-office income, so after-office jobs really don't provide that much of an economic incentive.
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Sat May-24-08 02:49 PM
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3. those were the biggest sources for BILL, but not someone like Cheney or many others |
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Sat May-24-08 02:44 PM
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2. Billy Tauzin, Republican from Louisiana is now head of PhARMA |
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just prior to that, he sheparded in the Medicare part D scam (while negotiating for his new posoition).
The man ought to be in prison- yet instead, he's making 7 figures.
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Sat May-24-08 02:53 PM
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Didn't know this. Thanks for sharing. :patriot:
I think that the after-office jobs have so much corruption hinted at with them that it would be hard for most politicians to accomplish this.
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Sat May-24-08 02:51 PM
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4. It's definately the donations, until they decide to retire. |
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