[Hondaracer]

Yea, if the govt. cuts you a cheque every month lol.

I find it very difficult to take anyone in govt. at face value because literally every single person is a sack of shit by the end of it. Also outside of being some sort of ego-maniac, I don’t see the drive to become a politician at any level, you’ll never enact any real change in societies like have, with govt. the way it is in Canada.

On top of that, if you were really so smart, so driven etc. the private sector would offer you virtually endless possibilities in both growth and financial opportunities. Sure some federal pension is sweet, but if you’re making double or triple the salary you’d make as a politician, the pension is meaningless and you’re not in the spotlight, you’re not accountable to thousands of people etc.

That’s why we have the imbeciles we do at the federal level because why would anyone with any actual talent become a politician these days.