A thousand reasons, like spending massive amounts of money to get a job that makes less than they do in their "normal" job, the enormous access of the lobbyists, the enormous expense of running a campaign, the need for funding to meet that requirement, the fact that they are all very wealthy people and no one but wealthy people can run for office, etc, etc.
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And if what you think is true, what do you think should be done about it?
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A line item veto and term limits on all federal office would be a good start.
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The reality is that you need to build up a goverment administration you feel you can rely on.
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For national defense, including securing the borders and maintaining peace and order, yes we do. But, the whole problem with our politicians is the fact that they control massive amounts of money they didn't earn and naturally seek to absorb and siphon as much of it off as they can. Government in the form of massive taxes is the problem. If they had a lot less money, they could do a lot less damage.