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What was once cash in a brown envelope is now the high paid job once they leave office. Envelopes stuffed with cash have become rare, the latter have grown huge
by NeedMoreTea 8y ago
What was once cash in a brown envelope is now the high paid job once they leave office. Envelopes stuffed with cash have become rare, the latter have grown hugely. The net effect on a politician's personal wealth and the likely effects on ethics of public office are similar.
Some sort of politician's equivalent of a ten year non-compete clause seems in order.
- fjsolwmv 8y agoObama ran that as a campaign promise for his cabinet and then promptly ignored it.
- vuln 8y agoI remember when he campaigned for whistleblower's rights and repealing 'bush era spying'...
- queensnake 8y ago... promised to be "the most open administration ever" - and ended up being more closed even than GWB. There's really something to the idea that paying lip service mentally gets you off the hook.
- moate 8y agoBut remember how quickly he followed through on closing Guantanamo Bay?