To Political Associates:
Dear Political Associates,
One of our Associate referred me to OpensSecrets..org, which periodically publishes the net assets of House of Representatives members.
Two years ago, our Rep. Randy Neugebauer (TX) had reported net assets of between $8 million and $20 million. He was 40th in line in the House.
Those who are true Americans do not deny that anybody should have an opportunity to be rich, as is Rep. Neugebauer. After all, this is the land of opportunity. The only question is whether elected officials, such as House Representatives are using government as an opportunity to get rich. There are also other ramifications.
US history reports that our founding fathers were generally well-off, as they started in the War of Independence. In the subsequent War and development of the United States with Constitution, is reported that most of them became poor. They sacrificed for their country. We can argue about whether this is true, but at least it makes a good idealistic story about how things should be. In our present society, are politicians sacrificing for the good of the country or they are are they essentially devoted to making themselves rich?
I think most of us will agree that complete sacrificing for the good of the country's a little too altruistic. There should be some personal benefit in any job, including being a member of the House of Representatives. However, there should be some sort of balance. As I daily review the operations of our Representatives and Senators, I have the distinct feeling that such balance does not exist. Most actions that these representatives take seem to be directly or indirectly related to their personal benefit. Is that the reason why some of us think this country is going down a rat hole?
One difficulty in becoming rich. Is that there is no stopping point. Competent people who are highly motivated to become rich can in the course of several years accumulate assets of $1 million, without having involved themselves in nefarious schemes. The million dollar asset person lives in a reasonable lifestyle and would appear to have few financial worries. But, the record shows that those people go on to further accumulation of 2, 4, 6, 8 and $10 million for no practical reason. I strongly suspect that such force is strongly working in our House and our Senate to the disadvantage of the country, and I'm not sure what to do about it.
For those socialists and communists who will quickly jump up and say that's why we should be changing the government, I reply that the record of socialistic and communistic government's are no better. The only difference is that there are fewer people at the top pursuing the interminable "get rich" approach to the disadvantage of the people.
No. We must continue with our present form of government. As bad as it has developed, it is still the best in the world. The only thing that I can suggest is for better heads than mine to consider how we can start to limit the pursuit of richness in our elected officials, and encourage them to concentrate more on further developing the land of opportunity, rather than the land of restriction and get rich quick in government .
Dear Political Associates,
One of our Associate referred me to OpensSecrets..org, which periodically publishes the net assets of House of Representatives members.
Two years ago, our Rep. Randy Neugebauer (TX) had reported net assets of between $8 million and $20 million. He was 40th in line in the House.
Those who are true Americans do not deny that anybody should have an opportunity to be rich, as is Rep. Neugebauer. After all, this is the land of opportunity. The only question is whether elected officials, such as House Representatives are using government as an opportunity to get rich. There are also other ramifications.
US history reports that our founding fathers were generally well-off, as they started in the War of Independence. In the subsequent War and development of the United States with Constitution, is reported that most of them became poor. They sacrificed for their country. We can argue about whether this is true, but at least it makes a good idealistic story about how things should be. In our present society, are politicians sacrificing for the good of the country or they are are they essentially devoted to making themselves rich?
I think most of us will agree that complete sacrificing for the good of the country's a little too altruistic. There should be some personal benefit in any job, including being a member of the House of Representatives. However, there should be some sort of balance. As I daily review the operations of our Representatives and Senators, I have the distinct feeling that such balance does not exist. Most actions that these representatives take seem to be directly or indirectly related to their personal benefit. Is that the reason why some of us think this country is going down a rat hole?
One difficulty in becoming rich. Is that there is no stopping point. Competent people who are highly motivated to become rich can in the course of several years accumulate assets of $1 million, without having involved themselves in nefarious schemes. The million dollar asset person lives in a reasonable lifestyle and would appear to have few financial worries. But, the record shows that those people go on to further accumulation of 2, 4, 6, 8 and $10 million for no practical reason. I strongly suspect that such force is strongly working in our House and our Senate to the disadvantage of the country, and I'm not sure what to do about it.
For those socialists and communists who will quickly jump up and say that's why we should be changing the government, I reply that the record of socialistic and communistic government's are no better. The only difference is that there are fewer people at the top pursuing the interminable "get rich" approach to the disadvantage of the people.
No. We must continue with our present form of government. As bad as it has developed, it is still the best in the world. The only thing that I can suggest is for better heads than mine to consider how we can start to limit the pursuit of richness in our elected officials, and encourage them to concentrate more on further developing the land of opportunity, rather than the land of restriction and get rich quick in government .
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