Do you want people who can not be bribed because they come from big money with beliefs associated with people of independent wealth. Or do you want someone who lives paycheck to paycheck like the people and can be bribed?

This was a scenario my room mate proposed. I'm sure there are people who do not come from money that could not be bribed.. where money is not a priority, but ethical responsibility and international relations are most important.

Do we need someone who is from wealth to be president in order to be respected by other world leaders? If farmer Bob became president, would Russia take him seriously? I feel as though the president is just a face for the people behind him (or her).
A ruling has just allowed corporations to buy ads for people running for political office. Based off of the Obama campaign, one may assume that ads impact voters. So does this mean that businesses will determine who wins elections?