[nathanappere]

So for you it's the same than being paid by a private corporation?

[rufus_foreman]

It's a conflict of interest.

[oivey]

More or less of a conflict of interest than members of Congress lowering their own taxes?

[cess11]

Right, so anyone using roads or having gone to school shouldn't vote?

[rufus_foreman]

I didn't say whether anyone should or shouldn't vote. I asked a question regarding whether people with conflicts of interest should be prevented from participating in a democratic society, through voting, or as a politician.

So should that be allowed or not?

I think people using roads, or schools, or getting welfare should be able to vote, I believe politicians getting monetary benefits from tax filing services should be allowed to speak.

I mean that's a pretty harsh decision, deciding that the government determines who is allowed to speak. That's what I was responding to.