Just when you thought American politicians had scaled the Mt. Everest of venality, comes along something like this.
A recommendation approved by the Polk County Compensation Board calls for elected officials with at least eight years of service to "receive one week of pay for every year, not to exceed a maximum of $30,000" when they retire from office or lose a re-election bid.
I sympathize with the argument that it's a cheap way to get some of them out of our hair, but that ignores the reality that they will be replaced.
It's also pertinent that the takers would be the ones too stupid to steal enough in office to make $30k look like lunch money. I'm not sure whether that is a good thing or bad.
But still...
3 comments:
Whatever happened to politicians who sacrificed their time and personal fortunes to serve? Like many of our founding fathers. But, "politicians" may be the wrong word to describe them. JAGSC
They misread the Declaration and thought it pledged to stock their hives with portions from sacred donors.
I have come to believe that "public service" is the most misused phrase in the English language. When they say "we serve the public" they really mean "we service the public". JAGSC
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