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[Lionel Peterson]

--- Chris Hedemark <chris at yonderway.com> wrote:
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> On Tuesday, October 29, 2002, at 10:08 PM, Joshua D Boyd wrote:
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> > Yes, and the Mayor of New York gets paid.  $1 per year.
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> So then what is the incentive to run for office?
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> The $1 salary is an incentive for being crooked.

In a pure hypothetical sense, I can see your point, but in this actual
situation, I believe he has more money than anyone that would want to
"subvert" his policies for thier gain.

Having hundreds of millions of dollars eliminates petty temptations, I
suspect... (I have no first-hand knowledge myself - yet!)

Lionel 

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