Anyone else think that politics in general are based on money and money alone?
370215
You bet it is.  It's not about freedom, opportunity, integrity, honesty, or any other attribute of which you may imagine politics should be.  \n\nThe bottom line is money and POWER.  At the same time, there is poetic justice here.  They fall just as fast as they rise.
302450
Even more sickening is how were SET UP to think that way - how  modern government  makes it so that without money you can't have a decent house, decent food, or decent clothes. And at the same time, television and magazines make people think that they HAVE to have fancy clothes, homes, cars, etc., when that money would be better put to use in charity. As for answering your question, I think that the media and the government have the potential to do a big part in fixing that situation, but whether they will is another question.
1132796
If you look at the people running this country, they are part of the 3% of the wealthiest people. You never hear about someone who was making an average salary running for office, that's because it cost so much to run for political office. There you go.
358479
not at all. present polititians are a scoundral lot and come into politics on one oretext or the other. thier sole motive is to make money by any methods.how come a below average person can have assets worth crores in such short span. this is not public servant but publics blood sucking bug. further they are not ashamed to flaunt such grandeur. impotent govt.s donnot take legal actions though there are lot many rules. but these silly and incopetent nincompoons amass lot of wealth. they are also dons like dawood the only difference being that they make laws to suit their welfare. otherwise how one is going to explain large disparities between poor and not so poor people.\nbut nature takes care . here it is only his brother that has delivered justice.
687408
Politics are for the very reason you exist. To protect (supposedly) those that cannot protect themselves.\n\nYou may think it does not affect you but it does, in every way shape and form.\n\nPoliticians make laws. So every law you follow, from the speed limit, to commerce, to an ordinance in your own town on men being able to wear shirts in public or not is ALL becuase of a politician that proposed legislation that was voted on and made into law.\n\nIt's ok that you are disconnected from the political spectrum. At least you admit it. For that you rule.\n\nThen there are those that THINK they know what they are talking about and truely don't.
133244
I think economically and socially
1171826
Their aim to join politics is to make money...so..they are corrupt..it is normal everywhere i think..
476477
because the role of the politician is not to represent the people as a whole, but the rich. and what better way to do that than by having the president himself be a rich man. money is, literally, in every sense of the word, power. the fact that economic power and political power go together in this way shouldn't be surprising to anyone.
1055419
Politics has always been a way for people wth low or no ethics to make a good living and have a good time at the expense of the Taxpayers. You really have NO supervision so you can lie cheat and take bribes. Lobbiest pay for some really good weekend with prostitutes and all the liquor that you can handle. Lawyers are especially suited for politics because they are taught to lie in college and usually have no problems with doing anything wrong.\nTo sum it up...Politicians are the "Scum of the Earth". From local to national.
188346
I used to think so. I always said that politics is just a mechanism to drive people apart. I felt that everyone, when it got right down to it wanted the same things; security, food, opportunity and a positive outlook. Liberals seem to want this but their approach is more motherly. they want to establish govt programs to equalize the playing field so that nobody can fail. Conservatives want to limit the amout of support so that those that are ambitious and creative are rewarded while those that do not produce are not rewarded with the fruits of those who are industrious. Either way, everyone really does want the same things, hopefully we can find a way to get along and make it work.
247324
Unlike "nvlawyer"- "showbiz" folks are the same as most anything-supply and demand dictates how much they can demand for a paycheck, not the performers themselves. In the case of elected officials, I have often shared the belief and opinion that so many candidates are millionaires, and multimillionaires, that when they choose to go into "public office" for the "good of the their constituents" they should do it pro bono, i.e., for no pay, such as our Governor in California, "AHroldt" has.
208180
no!welcome to the real world,communism is just a theorie..the countries they had communism suffered from hunger and luck of opportunities..their goverments tried to manipulate the people and the ''big heads''were sharing all the wealth while the others had almost nothing.as long as money exists nothing can be shared equal in this world.
109564
because it is only give and take in govt. \nb'coz money can do anything\nit can change govt. also
37852
Maybe because of Neo Conservative theories that your party follows.\nAfter all war insn't such a bad thing if you see it from different perspective, it can make lots of money ;)
20686
I think this question confuses political systems and economic systems.
349723
It's all about money.
89560
That's a good idea, but the theory is by paying to the government you are paying the body politic at whole.