Should MP's Have Other Jobs?

@bob_the_fisherman Said

I think they should work in jobs related to their portfolio for awhile. I would love to see a politician work in a school as a teacher for 6 months, and then they might be qualified to make decisions about education.

But, in general, yes, I think they should work outside of parliament. A lot of them do work before becoming pollies, but, at least here in Aus, they are usually bloody lawyers, doctors, union officials etc. They have NFI how normal people live.

@jmo Said

I'm kind of unsure on the issue. On the one hand I want them to have experience, on the other I want their main focus to be on running the country and doing best for the constituents.

Ideally I'd have them work in a specific field before getting into politics, which a lot do. My issue is with people who go to uni, get a degree in Politics, shadow and MP for a number of years before a constituency opens up, which they run for, they then win and in their entire career they have moved from School, to Uni, to politics and haven't experienced work and society out of those bubbles.