Do we need OVERALL term limits?

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Re: Do we need OVERALL term limits?

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XtremeJibber2001 wrote:
madhatter wrote:you "misunderestimate" or fail to acknowledge the immense power and influence that comes with public "service"...the 174k is merely icing on the cake...
That was kinda my point ... the money doesn't really matter because no one's doing it for the money. The median net-worth of a congressman is ~$1M.
Highway Star wrote:Me saying "the pay is OK" is a pretty serious understatement - it's very good pay in the scheme of things. That's not a real deterrent from any professional person taking the job for 4 to 6 years. Not to mention ALL the other perks.
The deterrent is all the other sh*t. It's not about the money.
power + influence = money, it's ALWAYS about the money...
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