Re: [OT] Slashdot and media accuracy

[Thanasis Kinias <tkinias@asu.edu>]

scripsit John Hasler:
> David Palmer. wrote:
> > Put all politicians on a wage of $500.00/week, and make it a capital
> > offense to take a political bribe, and you would get the ones that want
> > to do the job for the right reasons.
> 
> No.  You'd get the ones that want to do the job for all the worst possible
> reasons.  Under those conditions only fanatics and crackpots would run for
> office.

$500 a week?  Sounds like the Arizona state legislature's pay.

Fanatics and crackpots?  Um, I do believe Mr. Hasler has a point...

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Thanasis Kinias
tkinias at asu.edu
Doctoral Student, Department of History
Arizona State University
Tempe, Arizona, U.S.A.