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I agree with you on stuff like schools, firemen, and healthcare. But it's a different calculation for a head of state. When 300mm people look to an individual

I agree with you on stuff like schools, firemen, and healthcare. But it's a different calculation for a head of state. When 300mm people look to an individual as a leader (rather than 3mm people) there are 100x as many threats to their security via disgruntled citizens, crazy people, etc, so physical security has to scale. It's like saying, "why does the mayor of my town not need the same number of secret service as the president?" There are just far fewer things they feel the need to defend from.

Of_Prometheus 13y ago
The comparison, then, should be with the governor of Oklahoma, who lives in the Governor's Mansion.[1] [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Fallin http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Fallin
Of_Prometheus 13y ago
The comparison, then, should be with the governor of Oklahoma, who lives in the Governor's Mansion.[1] [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Fallin http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Fallin
grecy 13y ago
Rather than spending money "defending" your leaders, wouldn't it be better if you addressed the issues and actually figured out why people want to cause harm to their leaders? You know, many developed countries don't even have a security force for their leaders, and for example, the ex-Prime Minister of Australia went jogging all the time by himself, in whatever city he happens to be in.
- true_religion 13y ago
  Perhaps it is as simple has having more enemies because you have more citizens under your rule as a bigger country. after all no president has been assassinated by a foreign plot.
- mynameishere 13y ago
  figured out why people want to cause harm to their leaders Here's why people try to assassinate politicians: #1 They're nuts (Hinkley, Czolgosz, Squeaky Fromme). #2 They have some reason for doing so (Gavrilo Princip, Booth, probably Oswald). There. Figured it out. As it happens, there are probably 100x as many nuts in the US as Uruguay, and probably 10,000,000 times more possible motives to kill the head of state/head of government/commander in chief/international celebrity who holds the US's highest office. Now you try and fix those two things.
  - grecy 13y ago
    > Now you try and fix those two things. You mean with care for the mentally ill, etc. like in developed countries?
    - beachwood23 13y ago
      So you want to lock up any person who shows the slightest sign of instability?
      - grecy 13y ago
        I said care, not incarceration. I want to treat them, give them access to professional help - you know, care for them.
  - walshemj 13y ago
    you missed #3 as part of a coup attempt - which unfortunately South America has had a lot of.

Of_Prometheus 13y ago

The comparison, then, should be with the governor of Oklahoma, who lives in the Governor's Mansion.[1] [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Fallin http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Fallin

Of_Prometheus 13y ago

The comparison, then, should be with the governor of Oklahoma, who lives in the Governor's Mansion.[1] [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Fallin http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Fallin

grecy 13y ago

Rather than spending money "defending" your leaders, wouldn't it be better if you addressed the issues and actually figured out why people want to cause harm to their leaders? You know, many developed countries don't even have a security force for their leaders, and for example, the ex-Prime Minister of Australia went jogging all the time by himself, in whatever city he happens to be in.

true_religion 13y ago
Perhaps it is as simple has having more enemies because you have more citizens under your rule as a bigger country. after all no president has been assassinated by a foreign plot.
mynameishere 13y ago
figured out why people want to cause harm to their leaders Here's why people try to assassinate politicians: #1 They're nuts (Hinkley, Czolgosz, Squeaky Fromme). #2 They have some reason for doing so (Gavrilo Princip, Booth, probably Oswald). There. Figured it out. As it happens, there are probably 100x as many nuts in the US as Uruguay, and probably 10,000,000 times more possible motives to kill the head of state/head of government/commander in chief/international celebrity who holds the US's highest office. Now you try and fix those two things.
- grecy 13y ago
  > Now you try and fix those two things. You mean with care for the mentally ill, etc. like in developed countries?
  - beachwood23 13y ago
    So you want to lock up any person who shows the slightest sign of instability?
    - grecy 13y ago
      I said care, not incarceration. I want to treat them, give them access to professional help - you know, care for them.
- walshemj 13y ago
  you missed #3 as part of a coup attempt - which unfortunately South America has had a lot of.