Albert F. Bernal”s letter to the editor (Record-Bee, August 6) really makes the true point that our politicians and officials have sold the regular people out to serve the wealthy and large corporations. What to do about it?
I have a suggestion, make it illegal for elected and appointed officials to accept anything of value except their salary and expenses. This would eliminate lobbyist.
This, of course, will require public financing of campaigns, which would be cheaper in the long run because in a short time our tax rates would be fair.
How to do it ? a great leader that can make people want to register to vote and vote or the initiative process.
On the Internet there is a free book that talks about another way to reform our government at www.beyond plutocracy.com Plutocracy is his term for our current government.
Right now, there are a lot of frustrated people who want to see changes and feel it is their duty as citizens to stop what is happening, but with our current administration, they are afraid to speak out.
One person likened this period with the period when the McCarthy investigation were ongoing.
Richard Conway
Clearlake
