• sharkfinsoup@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    Then the only people who can actually be congresspeople will be the ones who are already rich. Public service should pay enough that those who work in government shouldn’t need a second source of income to provide for their families. Paying politicians $10k a year will only incentivize them to accept bribes from lobbyist and corporations, leading to career politicians.

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      1 year ago

      Unlike today where they get paid so much they don’t accept bribes from lobbyists and corporations, leading to career politicians.

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        1 year ago

        I never said that if you pay them enough then they won’t take bribes. You could pay them a billion dollars a year and there’ll still be some corrupt bastards looking for bribes.

        What I was saying was that if you don’t pay them anything, then it will be impossible for regular, working class people to ever become politicians.