The Solution to Everything.

[golodhgwath]

From now on, politicians need to take vows of poverty. They'll be tonsured, not inaugurated. Their accommodations, food, and health care will be provided by the State, at a level equal to the quality of life of the country's poorest citizens

Comments

[prester_scott]

None of this would be necessary if the Church were doing her job in caring for the poor... and the State allowed her to.

[golodhgwath]

My idea is more practical.

[golodhgwath]

What's your prescription for the Church to take care of health care?

[prester_scott]

Pretty much the same as the State's: contract private insurance networks, pay the bills.

I don't have enough experience in that area to suggest anything better, though I trust in the free market to generate good ideas.

[mlfoley]

I've been saying this forever. It's the only sane option.

[golodhgwath]

I know what some people might say, too: "Then who would want to be a politician?"

My answer is simple: "People who either (a) already live at that level, and would like to change it; or (b) are very selfless and dedicated to the well-being of their neighbors."

I think it would be fun to enact the change first with those already in office, though.

[yechezkiel]

Yeah, this is my big problem with representative democracy. Except for a few rare persons, everyone who gets elected is the last sort of person who should have any power, at all.

[yechezkiel]

They're shameless enough as it is, no need to encourage them.

[schmarty_hosen]

YAY! You're alive. (I was beginning to doubt.)

[golodhgwath]

Kind of, anyway.

Just turned in my (hopefully) final draft of my thesis a few hours ago. :-)

[schmarty_hosen]

Congratulations Master Anthropologist!

[whune]

Its my opinion that government positions of power should have no salary

[golodhgwath]

I read your impassioned rant at [pconvict...i forget his sn], about posting style; so, I'm curious:
what you think of mine?I'm a pedant and a grammar nazi, I can't deny it. But what was really at work in that case was that the fellow got on my bad side. So, I stopped being willing to overlook his offenses

[whune]

I mean, you can disagree with me and still be a good person. Dead freaking wrong, of course, but a good person. ;-)
lol you're pseudo-diplomacy*

Yeah, we disagree, to a pretty dramatic degree, sometimes.
I'm pleased your ego seems as sizable as mine: in that this does'na phase you in the slightest.

I wish I had more expertise in punctuation: that's my only real concern in regard to my "style."

*"What? there was another part to the response?"

[golodhgwath]

lol you're pseudo-diplomacy*

It was just a joke. I'm not so convinced of my infallibility. ;-)