What you've given there are all the WRONG reasons to get in to politics. Thugs, extortionists and other selfish assholes gets in to politics for these reasons.There are several things we can expect by acting on politics,
Money, power, leadership
Does anyone have got it by all this work u have done....?(putting huge sigies, making threads)
One of them will be president and will it effect u or ur family?
Will u get a goverment job?
Will he pay u?
If u can gain somthing from them do it...
so just be cool..., be selfish... vote for your like, and be smart...
obviously for the same reasons you've given above. For personal gain.ps-i have acted in politics, currently also but that is only because of, I have my own reasons.
good post

i wonder if the solution for polluted politics is pollution.