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Why is that a "question to Americans"? I would assume that any "elected official" would be subject to this. The question, as worded, implies that American elect
by ScottWhigham 12y ago
Why is that a "question to Americans"? I would assume that any "elected official" would be subject to this. The question, as worded, implies that American elected officials are less trusted than elected officials elsewhere.
- graedus 12y agoI think it's worth keeping the question narrow in order to keep discussion focused on the topic at hand. Other countries have different sets of laws around elected officials, lobbying, campaign contributions and so on that probably give rise to somewhat different behavior for different reasons. I don't think that focus implies that the US has the least-trustworthy politicians.