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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

won't they just be more reliant on lobbying gifts to compensate?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Where does that point stop though? If people are in it to make money they'll take every opportunity to make more and this has been proven time and time and again.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Maybe if a base pay of $200K isn’t enough for them they’d just leave politics altogether and make room for people who want to help their local community?