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To: Bill who wrote (68243)	12/22/1999 8:47:00 PM
From: Father Terrence	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 108807

You're not thinking creatively. A $ million a year for each is but a minute drop in the federal coffers. It will, however, dissuade them from accepting graft and bribes from lobbyists and others who will be TOTALLY banned from Wonderland... er... I mean Washington, DC FT

To: Bill who wrote (68243)	12/22/1999 11:52:00 PM
From: Lizzie Tudor	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 108807

You and I have had this discussion before... where I say what Terrence is saying, that with high pay you have less influence with respect to special interests. I know in historical terms (Peter the Great, etc.) non-paid politicians were a disaster and completely pawns of the special interests for their livelihood. And even today, just as an example when I was in Bolivia recently the guide told us, "our police are paid poorly... therefore they are corrupt", as a very matter-of-fact commentary on society there. I am mystified as to why you think a no-pay beaurocracy could work. Can you give me an example of an effective no-pay legislature in recent times or historically? It must be a sophisticated government, not a startup like the USA 200 yrs ago. (Funny how if non-salaried workers of any kind were going to work, they would work now, since so many people are exceeding their annual incomes in the equity mkts.)