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.

  • TechNerdWizard42@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    You have zero idea how “work” works not in a service position then. You’re always working. Those dinners, events, and even interactions like getting food at a restaurant is working. That’s literally the point of a representative in a representative Republic going back to when the Romans did it.

    100k/yr is a shitty salary for anyone in 2024 with a modicum of responsibility.

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      10 months ago

      They’re the ones who determine their own salary, so if they think that $100k/yr is enough, it’s almost certainly way more than enough.

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        10 months ago

        I guarantee you they don’t think it’s enough. But their whole schtick is to appeal to their base class, 75% of which make less than them and don’t understand their jobs. Giving themselves a raise when people feel the economy is poor (statistically it is not, but feelings are what makes politics, not facts) would cost them their job. It’s all a big calculus.

        So you don’t take the raise, but you take the pork spending kickback. Don’t take the raise, but use your closed door information to trade stocks that doesn’t count as insider trading. They’re getting paid one way or the other.