re: #206 Decatur Deb

The question isn’t how much a politician has when they enter office, but when they leave.

Let’s have an amendment: the financial balance a politician has when they first enter federal office must be equal on their final statement when they leave their last office. No profit allowed or they forfit retirement, healthcare, all other benefits and are barred from lobbying directly or indirectly.

By the same token, pay must include. Housing, clothing and food allowancs and pure public financing of elections is needed as well.