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Show INTERVIEW: Cuellar Page 23 cannot now be supported by the community. So that happens, and that is very undesirable. Then you have the other ones, such as the Kennedys. Do they get paid? Of course, they donrt get paid. Why should they get paid, they don't even need the money. They get paid? Yes, they get paid. Does that make any difference? tvell it does not make any difference. John F . Kennedy paid all his salary to inco~e tax or for charitable organizations and so that sort of m.ade him big. Ted Kennedy today is absolutely recognized as a leader by not only the Anglo but the Mexican American population and m:tny many others, allright? But, yet is he paid? Yes, he's paid. Senatcr Montoya'·s paid. This type of thing. So I think many, many of our leaders right now that use that excuse, "No, we can't be paid because it sort of makes me devoid of the ability to negotiate, the ability to lead our people." I think it depends on how you use it. If the overall payment, remuneration for the efforts is still usffi to benefit the people, it can benefit the individual also in developing opposition parties. But if he's going to become somewhat like a political thing, like "Hey, look at that guy, where is his commitment? He's being paid." ~Jell, if that happened, that can ruin an individual. Well, let's face it: people will believe such a thing. GC: The reason I broached the subject, speaking about leaders, it |
