Do you remember Morgan Spurlock’s show 30 Days? Essentially Morgan stood and acted in someone else’s shoes for a month. Interesting concept and quite eye opening on some episodes. Here’s why I bring that up.
Most people think politicians are out of touch. Those in the House and Senate - even Governors - lack the knowledge of what it’s like to be part of the traditional working class even though they claim “I know it’s hard - we’re doing our best for you. For those who believe our politicians have lost contact with the “average” person, 30 Days might be the answer.
Here’s what I’m thinking. We could require those elected to high office (Senate, House, Governorship, etc.) to participate in a similar program where they go into a community (not their own of course - people would recognize them) and have them engage in a person’s daily activities and work load. The average person would be one who is not comfortable middle class, though, seeing that this level of our country is slowly going away. Rather, they would take on a role of those that are being affected the most by the economic recession (especially prevalent in Elkhart county and the state of Michigan)
- Office Manager
- Customer Service
- Waiter / Waitress
- Retail Sales
- Car Sales
- Janitor
- Factory Work
The politicians would have an hourly salary and that’s it. No benefits. No assistants. No vehicle. Just a few clothes on their back and the goal of figuring out how they could live and survive on that, and that alone, for 30 days. I bet some would back out after the first week, but I think it might help these politicians really see what life is actually like outside Washington.
Think it would work? Think politicians might actually get things done in Washington having experienced the “real world”? Who knows. It’s just an idea. But then again, most good things start out as merely an idea.



Quit dumbing down your analysis my friends. Call it like you see it. Sarah Palin’s responses were vague, trite, rehearsed, and had absolutely no depth to them (and those were the ones she actually answered). I’d rather elect my favorite muppet, Beaker, to office - at least I understand him.

