Retiring House Republican says $174,000 isn't enough money for members of Congress: 'Most of us don't have wealth'
www.salon.com
He's not alone: AOC and others have argued lawmakers should be paid more in order to protect against corruption and make the job more accessible.
  • ME5SENGER_24@lemmy.worldEnglish
    5·
    9 months ago

    So are you in agreement that once elected they should be given a space within a shared apartment complex in the Capital and their business related travel should be allowed to be expensed? Beyond that, it’s all on them?

    Cause, that I can understand. Paying them more, I cannot.

    • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      9 months ago

      Tie it to a formula based off minimum wage and that shit would be like $25/hr, even if they got 10x minimum