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minus-squareEstonianGuy@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·10 hours agoI mean, politicians get paid pennies compared to CEO-s with massive risks, why would any intelligent & honest person consider being a politician. Cold fact is, being an honest politician is the worst employment opportunity ever.
minus-squareClinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·edit-26 hours agoI hold true to the notion that a representative government with representatives selected at random would be much better then what we have. There would still be appointed positions but replace most elected posistions with a lottery and go from there.
I mean, politicians get paid pennies compared to CEO-s with massive risks, why would any intelligent & honest person consider being a politician. Cold fact is, being an honest politician is the worst employment opportunity ever.
I hold true to the notion that a representative government with representatives selected at random would be much better then what we have.
There would still be appointed positions but replace most elected posistions with a lottery and go from there.