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Reduce the size of government by making government really boring
vwilderbenson at 1/29/2008 4:20PM
Reduce the size of government by making government really boring
It's to nobody's benefit that people are allowed to spend their entire lives without real jobs, and then congratulate themselves for doing it and calling it "service." There is no sacrifice in government. It's a privilege, and anyone who tells you otherwise is lying. But politicians are good at that. So: Let's have term limits. If we can't have term limits, let's remove the perks. Motivate people to serve because it is a responsibility, not a career opportunity. End career politicians now.
I'm down with that. I would have preferred a "starve the beast" approach, but it's obvious the beast will start feeding on anything it can find.
Nobody's tried a constitutional amendment for term limits in decades, so far as I know. Why not do that, with an explicit secondary action of shutting out lobbyists and earmarks entirely? Make 'em choose.
Limit how much government employees can be paid and you might see an increase in workers who do the jobs because they believe in the cause.
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