I think state governors, congress, senators, the president etc should earn at or near minimum wage for the privilege of serving the people.
If needed, grant them some housing money for a small apartment and food stipends if needed. At the end of their two terms, give them 5k to be invested how they see fit.
Two terms and throw them out. Keep them from corrupting or being corrupted by the system, which at this point is corrupt to the core and causing epic damage to our country.
I doubt you’d do your job for a fairly minimal wage, for the privilege of providing people a good or service.
Gezzz...This place is loaded down with business as usual, pro big gov hacks.
Unbelievable!
No. I just don’t think that politicians need to take vows of poverty, while doing their jobs.
You’d be farther ahead by forcing politicians to sell off their stocks and whatever, to prevent them from profiting while in office.
Paying politicians peanuts is a surefire way to increase corruption in government. For they’ll be looking for money to live on... and business has money that they want to spend to get governmental protections for themselves as well as governmental interference in their competition.
So you’d end up with politicians even more firmly in the pockets of corporations.