I’d agree with you except we see politicians selling out for even tiny amounts while having tens of millions in the bank. If you’re willing to sell the food out of the mouths of the poor for $2,500 and you’ve got 12 mil in the bank your inherently corrupt and having a big paycheck won’t change that. They have billionaire brain rot, number go up syndrome, as long as number goes up that’s all that matters no matter how much they are given or have.
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gmtom@lemmy.world 22 hours ago
Might be unpopular be politicians should actually be paid a lot. You want to attract actually skilled and capable people after all
But it should also be there only source of income, no speaking gigs, no stock trades, no side business
CultLeader4Hire@lemmy.world 20 hours ago
Soleos@lemmy.world 15 hours ago
These people are massively advantaged with the current campaign system/rules.
njm1314@lemmy.world 19 hours ago
No. You see the tiny tip of the iceberg in payments. There is always a ton more beneath the surface.
deft@lemmy.wtf 14 hours ago
It’s also actually a means to prevent corruption unfortunately. Less likely to take ridiculous sums if you’re financially solid
YouTalkinToMe@lemmy.world 11 hours ago
I think it is much more important what they are using that skill for.
Azal@pawb.social 17 hours ago
Live in Missouri. Our state legislature liked to for years vote down a pay raise for themselves. They made sure to stand up and wave “Look at how good we’re doing.”
If I wanted to run for legislature, I would have had to taken a cut in pay and I am definitely not on the top 50% of the state, much less the country.
veni_vedi_veni@lemmy.world 21 hours ago
One of the reasons a lot of government positions track if you have debts is that propensity to financial burdens make politicians more suceptible to corruption.
If you pay them less, they are actually going to be more easily bribed.
Lemminary@lemmy.world 21 hours ago
If you keep the same people in office, then yeah. I wonder who else would be up for the job if the pay was lower. Hopefully more Mamdanis.
impairedimperator@lemmy.zip 21 hours ago
Nah, it’ll be independently wealthy trust fund kids that don’t need to rely on a paycheck to pay rent.
Politicians should be some of the highest paid people in the country. I wouldn’t get out of bed for 70k today, that was my paycheck for my first professional job. Now perhaps you don’t want me as a politician, but…