They cherish re-election more than anything else. Milton Friedman said it best,
“The people in one district can choose not to reelect their member of Congress, but that will not change the composition of the government as a whole. You have to change the system and make it possible for the people’s will to be heard.”
“Instead of Lincoln’s government “of the people, by the people, and for the people,” we now have a government “of the people, by the bureaucrats, for the bureaucrats,” including the elected representatives who have become bureaucrats.”
Friedman: No, we don’t need to change congress, excuse me. You know, people have a great misunderstanding about this.
People in congress are in the business, they’re trying to buy votes. They’re in the business of competing with one another to get elected. The same congressman will vote for a different thing if he thinks that’s politically profitable. You don’t have to change congress. People have a great misconception in this way they think the way you solve things is by electing the right people.
It’s nice to elect the right people but that isn’t the way you solve things.
The way you solve things is by making it politically profitable for the wrong people to do the right thing.
Milton Friedman said it best - Absolutely
They cherish re-election more than anything else. Milton Friedman said it best,
They cherish getting rich and staying in the club more than getting elected.