[Nip]

“The political class's survival is at stake. Eventually, anything that extends their rule will be tried. It is not concern for you or the economy that is driving policy, but the preservation of power of an increasingly wounded power elite. Their survival is now driving policy. Unfortunately, what benefits them is generally harmful for the economy.”

We have a winner!!

Sometime between World War I and World War II a standing, politically based, rule class settled into Washington DC. Al Gore Jr became the poster child of that class - raised in a hotel in D.C. and taking over his father's seat in the Senate. There are other examples.

Politicians must be changed as regularly as babies have their diapers changed. Service to the Republic must not ever again become a full time job.

Otherwise we WILL become worse than Argentina since there will be no one who might rescue us.

[pingman]

Best case yet for strict term limits and a vast reduction on pay for congresscritters. It shouldn’t be a carreer; rather, it’s a duty!