Until I Get a New Job, Pay Me!

Whenever there is an election coming up, our politicians hit the “campaign trail.” We are inundated with stories from the “campaign trail” by our news media, and it goes on, and on, and on…to the point that it seems no one can wait until that first Tuesday in November.

What I would like to know is this: Are these politicians, if they currently hold an office, getting paid for their jobs when they are campaigning? Are the people of the State of Texas paying for Governor Rick Perry and Congressman Ron Paul to campaign? Who does their job when they are on the “campaign trail?”

It is my belief that yes they do get a paycheck, and yes we all end up paying for our politicians when they are on the campaign trail. Wouldn’t that be something if my job would pay me while I went out and campaigned for a seat on the city council?

How can we change this? Oh, pardon me, but I forgot. It is our politicians who would have to make this change and that most certainly will not happen!

Read Full Post »