As a child I was fascinated by the sweepstakes offers that came in the mail. Not knowing any better, I once read the fine print which stated that employees and family members of employees were not eligible to enter. As I grew up I found it to be the standard for sweepstakes.
I'm reminded of that because in the midst of the economic and political upheaval, I am most aghast at the rampant cronyism and corruption that has surfaced in one context or another. There's the Republican member of congress who conveniently invested in property that became part of a government-backed development. Bankers with special relationships; sweetheart mortgages; sons, daughters, husbands, wives associated with firms bailed out; forget campaign contributors. The situation is rank and smells to heaven.
So it strikes me that the least we can do is apply Publishers Clearing House Sweepstakes Standards to our elected officials.
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RSNLK,
What we need is term limits for the rascals not to make a lifetime of employment out of their terms as elected representaives. But naturally the rascals will never vote for that little caveat. They love the perks and the corruption they enjoy now.
"We have the best Congress money can buy"
Will Rogers.
You're absolutely right. Term limits would go a long way toward cleaning out the culture of corruption.
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