Alexus Quillin Over the course of centuries, the United States of America has had a variety of different Presidents, senators, and other government officials. Though no two government officials were exactly alike, one similarity that just about every one of them has had is some degree of wealth. Part of this is because in order to be put into the position to hold some form of rule or governing a person must hold some form of a campaign and convince the public that they are fit to rule. Such campaigns require a lot money and on average most people strongly interested in working in the government either need the education to do so or the money to campaign. Ironically, these businessmen, millionaires, and billionaires ultimately end up having to win the support of the non-rich which make up majority of the world. For this reason they must create different ideas that will help them get there points across to the non rich. Ultimately this can create both advantages and disadvantages in government, Thus there are many pros and cons surrounding having …show more content…
Another con would be that with money comes power , opportunity and influence . This in turn causes the voice of the poor to go unheard since many of them are not able to afford the schooling to put them into a position to become a prominent member of the government. With this in mind most people that are not rich , but are interested in being apart of their government in efforts to create the change they wish to see , may never be given the chance to have their ideas not only heard even if their ideas would work towards the betterment of themselves and their people. Furthermore, they may never be given the opportunity to become