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[deleted] t1_j5y5rxr wrote

I will grant you 250k salaries for legislator if you agree they are only allowed to be civil servants at any level of the government for 8 years and then return to the private sector.

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Dark_Larva t1_j5ysvtu wrote

I'm fine too as long as somehow we can ban lobbyists.

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[deleted] t1_j5yusiq wrote

fiscal conservative here totally against corporate money in politics. Citizens United would solve 90% of the lobby problem

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Mental_Grapefruit726 t1_j5zei1f wrote

“Fiscal conservative against corporate money in politics.”

True fiscal conservatives love Cit. United, you sir fall into the “reasonable human-being” conservative vertical.

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[deleted] t1_j5zg7jg wrote

While I truly dislike taxes and wasteful spending I can live with that label.

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MormonReformist OP t1_j5yg47q wrote

I support term limits as well.

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Blicero1 t1_j5zcnj7 wrote

Term limits sound so good, but in practice they've been quite bad. Missouri tried them and all they've done in let the bureaucrats and lobbyists run the show. If you're out in eight years you're already looking for your next job, so you'll cozy up to industry.

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signofzeta t1_j620vfv wrote

I never thought about it that way. Thanks for the food for thought.

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ThatsALotOfOranges t1_j620icl wrote

Why?

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[deleted] t1_j62q9gr wrote

Why not?

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ThatsALotOfOranges t1_j6366zr wrote

What will be the benefit of that?

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[deleted] t1_j63a7ay wrote

The elimination of entrenched, corrupt and bureaucratic career politicians who make self serving decisions while in office.

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ThatsALotOfOranges t1_j63b9i2 wrote

Why would politicians with shorter terms be less self serving? If anything, knowing they're going to go right back to their private sector company in a couple years give them even more motivation to represent that company's interests.

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