>>Unfortunately it is very difficult for an ordinary middle class person to be elected, so you are correct that most politicians at least on the national level are millionaires. I always thought it was very strange that you would have to spend millions of dollars to get a job that earns maybe a couple hundred grand per year. Must be the power trip.>
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>You know the difference is that this country owes it's existence to men who were very wealthy at the time it was formed. The difference is that those men had built their own wealth and then risked it all for the country.

Yes, big difference. My jaded view is that now it is mostly rich men trying to stack the deck to their advantage, who will do and say whatever it takes to stay in power, with very few really committed to doing what is right for the people they are supposed to represent. That opinion goes for politicians on both sides.

I sometimes wonder if it wouldn't be better to eliminate all political contributions and special interest lobbys, provide equal time on public media for political candidates so that you wouldn't have be rich, well connected, corrupt or otherwise and have a one term limit on every public office so that you only have one term to either do good or you can only screw things up for a short period of time. Also leaders shouldn't have a vote on their compensation and benefits. Should be by voters only. But then that wouldn't be American would it?