Someone please explain that to me. Aren't their millions enough? Why would someone volunteer for that kind of stress and annoyance?
Someone please explain that to me. Aren’t their millions enough? Why would someone volunteer for that kind of stress and annoyance?
Excellent point, Lizavetta. I have never understood this motive myself, but maybe it has to do with a desire to "make a difference" after making a whole lotta money.
The richest man in post colonial America was George Washington, one of the richest men in Rome was Julius Caesar. Nothing new under the sun.
Most of us just sit on the sidelines and complain. Donate a little here and there, volunteer from time to time, and complain some more. It gets frustrating. I understand completely the impulse to get up out of the cheap seats and get into the game.
People who have enjoyed considerable professional success tend to be high-energy types with abundant self-confidence. Plus they have the advantages of time, money, and substantial, already-established support networks. It's natural that they would want to get involved.
That said, businessmen usually don't do well. This is unfortunate. Our politics is dominated by lawyers and/or professional pols who have done nothing but seek office since they ran for hall monitor in third grade. I have nothing against the occasional lawyer in politics but we badly need to broaden the recruitment pool.