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While working as a public interest lobbyist in the NY Legislature, I was stuck by the earnest, good intentions of the Legislators. Or rather, I was struck by the contrast between that and the public's disrespect for their state legislature. The only way to change that to respect will be to remove the aura of pervasive corruptness by having the taxpayers fund elections campaigns. All the people know that Paying means ...more »
While working as a public interest lobbyist in the NY Legislature, I was stuck by the earnest, good intentions of the Legislators. Or rather, I was struck by the contrast between that and the public's disrespect for their state legislature.
The only way to change that to respect will be to remove the aura of pervasive corruptness by having the taxpayers fund elections campaigns. All the people know that Paying means Playing in Albany and all but a couple of state legislatures. All the lawmakers know they must raise competitive funds to be reelected. Let's stop kidding ourselves with proposed ethics commissions. Give the candidates enough public funds to run a competitive campaign----and they will give service to all of us.
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