It applies to staffers too. A lot of staffers are already making only $60k. In DC, you need 3-4 roommates to afford rent on that salary. Also, these are people with law degrees.
Guess what happens when they get a job offer from a lobbying firm offering $400k? Suddenly those principles are negotiable.
wewbull@feddit.uk 1 day ago
Agreed, but you don’t stop it by paying them less.
WhoIzDisIz@lemmy.today 1 day ago
Yeah, about that enforcement part… Never gonna happen without some major yourselfl upheaval.
wewbull@feddit.uk 1 day ago
Or just vote for the right people.
WhoIzDisIz@lemmy.today 1 day ago
When the “right people” rarely are even an option - especially one that enough of the general populace can be convinced to vote for - that’s not getting us anywhere.