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I like the contractual accountability idea. However, I'd like to point out that term limits is making government less like a business. Imagine you told a CEO '
by archgoon 15y ago
I like the contractual accountability idea.
However, I'd like to point out that term limits is making government less like a business. Imagine you told a CEO 'Well, you're here for 4, maybe 8 years, but no longer." Zuckerberg's term would be over in 2014, Jobs wouldn't have been able to return (or would have stopped in 2005 if you just want to count his return in 1997).
That's not to say that term limits are a bad idea (however, I'm unimpressed with their implementation in California), just that I don't think that people really feel comfortable with having a government, that can make it's own rules, run itself like a business.
- jemka 15y agoGreat points. I like the idea of term limits if only to help prevent corruption. But perhaps that solution is best left up to the contractual accountability. However, I do feel that complacency and the "good ole boys club" plays a negative role in the leadership, which limiting terms might help to prevent. But not to stray too far away from my initial point, "like a business" merely means efficient. "Here's my money, please put it to good use" isn't something I think many people with the correct information feel is truly being honored. And why that isn't being discussed more is interesting to me.