I'm late to this conversation, so excuse me if I go over old ground.
It seems like when people criticize politicians, it is because they think they're either stupid or dishonest. Well OK. This is a job that is poorly paid. In general, the people who are going to be drawn to it either can't make money elsewhere, or they plan on using the job to make money in other ways (dishonestly.) This might not be the solution everyone wants to here, but wouldn't it make sense to pay politicians more? Incent smart people to do a good job. That's how profit-maximizing companies play it, why does government have to be different?
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