I have to laugh....how do career politicians become millionaires with their pay as public servants?
I guess I don’t understand ethics.
Maybe because their husband earns most of the $$ (Bachmann)?
Does their position as “public servant” forbid receiving speaking fees or book advances? Show me.
No, you just don’t live in Reality Heights.
Palin was middle class as governor. She was NOT rich. She didn’t earn significant money until she published her books and started speaking.
Interestingly, we know every dime she’s made, and mostly how she spent it because nosy busy-bodies like you seem to think its acceptable to go digging through somebody else’s personal finances.
You may think earning money is bad, but I distinguish between legitimate and illegitimate income, between legal and illegal, and between ethical and unethical. Everything Sarah did was legitimate, legal, and ethical.
Now, contrast that with somebody like Congressman Jack Brooks (Texas, forcibly retired in 1994). He boasted about first going to Congress with only $500 to his name. He never had another job, never practiced law, and was generally a disreputable scoundrel.
When he was defeated, he was worth almost $10M. How did he do it? Well, he was on the boards of about 20 corporations, mostly banks, where he was paid ~$100K a year for 2-3 hours work.
Now, here is the tough part for you, ready? Was it legitimate? Was it legal? Was it ethical?
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Was it legitimate? Yes, yes it was. It was done above board, it wasn’t hidden or scandalous.
Was it legal? Yes, again it was legal. There is no law against congress critters serving on corporate boards.
Was it ethical? HELL NO!!! You think he wasn’t pushing hard for laws that benefitted those companies? It was wrong should darn well be illegal.
I take it back. You were right...you don’t understand ethics.