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Originally Posted by Brian Swartz
The people on the ballot are chosen by the people after all. They aren't appointed.
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It's a mere footnote of a sidebar BUT this is what I've pointed out for years now when I hear the ridiculous grousing about "millionaires in Congress". Virtually all were millionaires
before getting elected. The reason they're millionaires (okay, mega$ often but still) in office is because {gasp} that's who you picked. There's no corruption required, no conspiracy.
The overall topic comes back to a flawed electorate and my favorite political truism of the past several years:
NO candidate gets elected without a certain number of votes from complete idiots.