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Why would someone do that? Especially for presidency which is the final stage of their career? They're not beholden to or reliant on anyone no more so shouldn't
by potamic 11mo ago
Why would someone do that? Especially for presidency which is the final stage of their career? They're not beholden to or reliant on anyone no more so shouldn't have to be swayed by any adverse interests.
- esseph 11mo agoReelection
- lapcat 11mo agoLook at Obama's net worth when he left office and now. Look at Bill Clinton's net worth when he left office and now. It wasn't the final stage of their career but only the beginning.
- tsimionescu 11mo agoA presidency lasts 8 years of your life, best case scenario. And the presidential salary will not make you rich. So, if your only goal is a good life, you have to use your presidency to get people to make you rich afterwards, which means favors for the wealthy.
- Tiktaalik 11mo agoThey run from the left in order to get elected, that is the sham. They tell people things that people want to believe that they know they can't deliver in order to get elected. Then they govern from the centre right status quo which aligns more with their actual beliefs.