Posted by
Playful Walrus on Thursday, March 15, 2007 12:16:59 PM
Regarding politicians with business ties and/or investments:
Do we really want politicians who have never worked in the private sector and have never taken the opportunity to invest?
I understand the concern that they will use their power to benefit their investments, but that is really the larger problem of how we’ve allowed elected officials to meddle so much in things the Constitution doesn’t authorize. If the Constitution doesn’t instruct them to do something, they shouldn’t be involved. Congress should not be rewarding and punishing select businesses with convoluted tax schemes, targeted investigations, undue regulation, kickbacks, pork spending, and sweetheart contracts.
The next time you hear something about a candidate’s potential for a conflict of interest because of their employment or investment in the private sector, keep in mind that politicians who have never worked or invested in the private sector have an apparent lack of interest – in our entire economic system.