tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13598068.post6005378443989240954..comments2023-06-12T16:23:02.561-05:00Comments on Red Ink: Texas: A Question of Money.Rorschachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11848860674369931761noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13598068.post-32592885775769360912007-03-01T20:58:00.000-06:002007-03-01T20:58:00.000-06:00Oh Yeah and don't forget strictly public financed ...Oh Yeah and don't forget strictly public financed elections.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00439487506183278521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13598068.post-40526173344373648122007-02-13T08:06:00.000-06:002007-02-13T08:06:00.000-06:00I did not suggest year round meetings simply becau...I did not suggest year round meetings simply because the lege is dangerous enough as it is meeting every other year. Besides, with the system set up as it is, State Reps have to use the off year for campaigning because they are elected every two years. There may be wisdom in extending their term so they are not constantly campaigning. As to the higher salary, I'd agree to that if they would cut or eliminate the pension.Rorschachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11848860674369931761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13598068.post-29365717689691494252007-02-13T06:55:00.000-06:002007-02-13T06:55:00.000-06:00Ror*,Why not pay them a better salary than $40k an...Ror*,<BR/><BR/>Why not pay them a better salary than $40k and have have them meet year round every year? <BR/><BR/>That still wouldn't eliminate some of the obstacles that keep people like you and me out of office but it seems like it would open up our choices. Only people who can afford to take time off from their jobs currently run. <BR/><BR/>DonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13598068.post-81507912611074819922007-02-10T08:00:00.000-06:002007-02-10T08:00:00.000-06:00I don't know why people wish to get into politics....I don't know why people wish to get into politics. Your mindset seems altruistic, and I applaud it. I'm just to cynical to believe that anyone involved in social services, the justice system, or the political system are trustworthy. There is such widespread corruption that I feel like Diogenes searching for an honest man. Maybe I've just looked in the wrong places.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com