jpjanze

I say if a politician wants to run for office then they should be required to fast before being allowed to be nominated and they should have to prove and document they did.

I say if a politician wants to run for office then they should be required to fast before being allowed to be nominated and they should have to prove and document they did.

they should be required to not have access to their plush medical and other benefits for 6 months and should be required to live off of the income the average american does, pay the same bills the average american does, should…be required to volunteer somewhere and have to take a bus to that job, rent an average fair market value apartment and just basically be required to live the average joe citizen life for six months.

maybe split those months between living like the average middle class and then living as the average poor and/or disabled person being required to live under the same conditions.

this should be a requirement for anyone wishing to hold a high level public office.

this i believe would go a long way to putting politicians in touch with the average citizen rather than being sheltered from the realities of real life by their money and position.

call it the internship before getting the job.

then maybe these politicians will learn the real people and faces behind the statistical numbers and take that into considering when evaluating any kind of legislation.

just maybe this would give them pause before passing legislation giving those already well off even more at the expense of those who struggle just to make it.