RL> Our founding fathers assumed that everyone would act in their own best
 RL> interests.  That would keep all the groups watching each other and
 RL> keeping each other's power in check.  They didn't think about what would
 RL> happen if a bunch of groups were to put their differences aside and work
 RL> in concert.
 RL> 
 RL> We need incentives, both positive and negative, for gov't people to do a
 RL> good job.
 RL> 
 RL> Simple idea:
 RL> 1. If their decisions are really bad, they not only will not get paid,
 RL> but will also be fined a large enough amount.
 RL> 2. They are allowed no other compensation during their terms.

This sounds almost perfect. It's what I'd call "accountability." If there's a big obvious national problem, every member of congress should be obligated to do something about it, and to document what they did about it.

But the way things are now, they are free to ignore problems for 2 years straight, and then they easily get re-elected just as long as they have a nifty slogan. Nobody wants to admit that this is happening though.

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A49 2023/04/30 (Windows/64)