Yep. Dynasties and career politicians, which is why: Trump.
I don't begrudge them franking privileges, free phone, travel, and IT services and even a modest pension for their services, but when they can vote enormous perks for themselves, it motivates them to hang on forever --or for as long as they can deliver the pork, and the hell with the nation.
Term limits! And don't give me crap about how their "expertise" and "experience" would be lost after only 2 or 3 terms.
Terry, A ranting, raving little man with a looooong memory.