do politicians serve self interest or public interest?

Question

the majority of them, i mean.

Answer 1

Self - definitely. Their only goal is to get elected or re-elected. Sadly, their actions don't speak as loudly as the opponent's campaign commercials, so they must spend a significant portion of their time defending their actions and digging up dirt on their opponents.

That's why they come up with names for bills like "The Fairness Doctrine" which is anything but fair. However, when you hear that someone voted against "The Fairness Doctrine," it sounds bad, doesn't it?

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Answer 2

First self interest of course. Then comes party interest. And last the public interest. Which of course is the exact opposite of the way it should be.

What we have let politicians do is forget they are the representatives of ALL the people in the area they are elected from.

What party they represent should be on no importance at all. Every one in their area does not belong to one party.

And because they are supposed to be serving, self interest should be relegated to second place at best.

Answer 3

I think, in the beginning, its about public interest. You know, when you're 22 and in college dreaming about all the things you'd change for the betterment of your country? Then I thing the power goes to a politicians head after they're given so much control.....Thats when it becomes a "self-interest". I think that if we (American citizens) were ever to meet a true, public interest politician, we'd have our first unanimous Presidential candidate. Problem is, they don't exist....at least not yet.

Answer 4

If goes like this:

1st) Self
2nd) Special interest groups/lobbyists
3rd) Constituents
4th) Their political party

They could care less about serving the general public thinks.

Answer 5

The majority of them serve corporate interests and themselves. You don't actually think they go to Washington to do the will of the people, do you? If they did do you think they would hang out with lobbyists, vote themselves hefty pay raises and create extremely liberal retirement plans and medical health insurance plans for themselves and their families while simultaneously giving the people scraps? It's perfectly obvious why politicians are in Washington, and it isn't to do the will of main-street America. They are slaves to big money and their own monumental egos.

Answer 6

Self interest.

Answer 7

It is my feeling that many get into the political arena to serve the public interest but soon find themselves trying to influence the way things go to serve themselves.

Answer 8

do you have to ask?? a politician can always be counted on to do whatever will grant him more power over the people he represents. Your interests? They don't care...politicians are happy to have people too enthralled with American Idol to care what's going on in washington.

Annoy a politician, watch C-SPAN

Answer 9

Self.

Answer 10

Self interest...