# Let's get this money out of politics **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [April 18, 2009, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-get-this-money-out-of-politics/493564 "2009-04-18T21:01:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2009, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-get-this-money-out-of-politics/493564/21 "2009-04-20T19:10:41Z")
> [@Argent\_Towers](#): > > . . . > > I’m sick and tired of seeing “Barak Obama.” I’ve even seen it in the local newspaper, for God’s sake. His name ends with a c and a k, just like the word “cock.” Well, \*I’ll \*remember that, at least. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2009, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-get-this-money-out-of-politics/493564/22 "2009-04-20T21:27:05Z")
> [@DocCathode](#): > > As a future ogliarch (I am currently an apprentice of Zion but will one day be a Learned Elder of Zion and in charge of protocols and whatnot) I see a lot of sense in the OP. Heh-heh-heh . . . That’s exactly what we Illuminati **want** you to think . . . ---
**Author:** ![Estilicon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/848f3c/32.png) [@Estilicon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Estilicon)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2009, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-get-this-money-out-of-politics/493564/23 "2009-04-21T02:22:33Z")
Is nobody willing to provide an actual answer to the OP. I’ll give it a shot. You can´t take money out politics because no one would be willing to do the job. Humanity, in general, and politician, in particular, aren´t really altruistic. Sad, but true- ---
**Author:** ![The\_Understander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3da27b/32.png) [@The\_Understander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Understander)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2009, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-get-this-money-out-of-politics/493564/24 "2009-04-21T02:51:21Z")
The guys that are working at 75 cents an hour? Imagine the scenario that they were guaranteed U.S. minimum wage. It’s a long slow slog of wise decisions before we have leverage enough with other nations to see that fortuitous development. Just be patient. I think that as events unwind in the coming years, there is a possibility of seeing change in general attitude vis-a-vis Labor versus Capital, in many places around the world. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2009, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-get-this-money-out-of-politics/493564/25 "2009-04-21T03:07:32Z")
Just by way of a style critique, I’m going to offer the following: The single line paragraphs make your post look disjointed. On or two of those in a long post can have the effect of looking like emphasis, but your use of them in the OP makes you look like Andy Rooney. And if you feel the need to code the bolded parts by hand, please be good enough to preview your work. I see that you have successfully bolded many single words in the post, but what stands out are the errors. ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2009, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-get-this-money-out-of-politics/493564/26 "2009-04-21T03:08:44Z")
I don’t know why but I’m thinking about eggplants. ---
**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2009, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-get-this-money-out-of-politics/493564/27 "2009-04-21T03:11:16Z")
> [@Autolycus](#): > > I don’t know why but I’m thinking about eggplants. That’s exactly what They want you to think! ---
**Author:** ![tomndebb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomndebb)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2009, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-get-this-money-out-of-politics/493564/28 "2009-04-21T03:11:28Z")
> [@Argent\_Towers](#): > > Learn how to spell our president’s fucking name. How do you spell his name when he is not fucking? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-get-this-money-out-of-politics/493564.md?page=1)