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That's not a bad idea! I personally would like to see very simple laws passed: a) to be able to work as a politician you must first have been working at least
by martinced 14y ago
That's not a bad idea!
I personally would like to see very simple laws passed:
a) to be able to work as a politician you must first have been working at least x years in the private sector
b) if you're father / mother is a politician, you cannot become a politician
This would solve two of the biggest issues with politicians in Europe:
a) gross incompetence
b) conflicts of interest
In Belgium there are a lot of "son of..." which are becoming ministers and whatnots. And there are regularly scandals about public funds disappearing in the pockets of families where both the father and one of its son are in power.
- arethuza 14y ago"a) to be able to work as a politician you must first have been working at least x years in the private sector" So someone coming out of the armed forces wouldn't be able to directly stand for election - that strikes me as an awful idea. e.g. Paddy Ashdown was in the SBS and MI6 (!) before becoming a diplomat and then a politician. I'm not a supporter of the Liberal Party but he strikes me as precisely the kind of person who should be in politics - he actually has opinions and views based on his experience in the real world! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paddy_Ashdown http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paddy_Ashdown
- NickPollard 14y agoAny kind of restriction to this leads to abuses and disenfranchisement. Must have X years experience? Must have a University Degree? Must be at least Y years old? Must Earn Less than/greater than/between a certain value? All you do is just cut people out who aren't part of the status quo.