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In reply to the discussion: Why does President Obama keep Appointing Monsanto Shills to Key Gov. Positions? [View all]AndyA
(16,993 posts)Members of Congress spend a large chunk of their time not representing the people, but soliciting campaign donations. The taxpayers are paying them to further their careers in Congress.
Money must be taken out of the equation. Publicly financed campaigns are the way to go, that way every candidate has a fair shot at running for office. The people with the best ideas--the ones who could really make a difference--are also the ones who don't have millions in their bank accounts to run for office.
As long as we keep electing millionaires, we'll have a millionaire mentality making decisions for us. Those millionaires often have no concept what it's like for middle America, because they've never experienced it. They don't understand, can't comprehend, and as such can't represent.