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Non-Tech : Let's end the national debt.
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To: Berney who wrote (89)7/28/1999 2:08:00 AM
From: Gersh Avery  Read Replies (1) of 109
 
Well .

I'm guessing here .. so if I get it wrong please let me know.

Of the $5 million spent the vast majority of it came from campaign contributions and not their own pocket.

I do understand that any leftover monies are theirs to keep after retirement from office.

Anyway .. during a campaign, the best they could hope for would be to skim some of that fat off the top. Just might be able to skim enough to pay for one years salary.

I think that it is safe to say that money is a strong motivator for most of these folks. A 50g penalty could go a long way.

But then so could the words "shall be guilty of a felony, punishable by not less that 5 years nor greater than.."

Gersh
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