I think political offices should come with a reasonable wage. Otherwise it becomes impossible for non-rich people to fill the roles. (This is more applicable to local, smaller offices)
I propose a simple solution. Take the median salary of their constituency and make that the pay. It should make it livable at least, and give incentive to get that number up.
For offices such as Senate/Congress where they need a second house because of the frequent travel between DC and their constituency a housing stipend is in order.
I propose a simple solution. Take the median salary of their constituency and make that the pay. It should make it livable at least, and give incentive to get that number up.
I disagree. That would make reps of the poorest districts at a disadvantage while reps of the rich districts will live the high life and have more money to invest and grow their wealth using the usual ways the rich get richer.
So they get a raise while shutting down the government right before Christmas. Effectively putting thousands of federal workers without pay. I see where their priority are.
Yep. It also leads to corruption if you’re not making a living wage. You’ll need to supplement your income somewhere, so why not do it while on the job and kill two birds with one stone?
I think political offices should come with a reasonable wage. Otherwise it becomes impossible for non-rich people to fill the roles. (This is more applicable to local, smaller offices)
I propose a simple solution. Take the median salary of their constituency and make that the pay. It should make it livable at least, and give incentive to get that number up.
For offices such as Senate/Congress where they need a second house because of the frequent travel between DC and their constituency a housing stipend is in order.
Seems totally reasonable to me.
Make it an inverse function based on their wealth and the wealth of their spouse.
I disagree. That would make reps of the poorest districts at a disadvantage while reps of the rich districts will live the high life and have more money to invest and grow their wealth using the usual ways the rich get richer.
So they get a raise while shutting down the government right before Christmas. Effectively putting thousands of federal workers without pay. I see where their priority are.
Yep. It also leads to corruption if you’re not making a living wage. You’ll need to supplement your income somewhere, so why not do it while on the job and kill two birds with one stone?