For
Real-world experience helps create practical decisions.
Against
Politics needs long-term focus, not temporary careers.
Anonymous excerpts, translated where noted.
“some very inexperienced people in Government are being given positions of great responsibility without a having a clue about what they should be doing!”
“Personally, I always value someone with real world experience/expertise over a family heir or career politician.”
“You can be a fantastic politician from a family of politicians. You can be a horrible, selfish fecker from a working class, non-political background.”
“politicians still have to get the votes and you can't become a TD in Ireland without being an active and respected member of your community.”