> -----Original Message----- > From: Monique Y. Herman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, 5 December 2003 7:48 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [OT] Slashdot and media accuracy (was Re: > Improved Debian Project Emergency Communications) > > > On Thu, 04 Dec 2003 at 17:56 GMT, Paul Johnson penned: > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 > > > > On Thu, Dec 04, 2003 at 07:13:33PM +0800, 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. > > > > Would also encourage just random people to get a job as a > politician > > because it would be a reasonable income. > > > > Friends of mine postulated the idea of having "politician > duty" in much the same was as we have jury duty ... you get a > letter one day telling you it's your turn to serve. Pretty > sure this was done in at least one ancient govt ... think it > was Athens. >
This idea was explored in more detail in the novel Red Mars (or Green Mars, I forget which). m -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
