good suggestion bro.anyway, if we are to elitist, then don't you think its even better if we instead deprive middle and high class people from running? by that we can be assured that there will be not vote buying.. no pun intended bro, but there is no "absolute" assurance that mid-high class people would not accept vote money.. so we might as well take out the source hehehehe
but then again it will go back to your point... hehehehe...
but subscribing to your suggestion, would in 'substance over form' equates to civil death of a segment of the populace.. and would purportly forfeits the very essence of democracy and the state’s mandate..