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Politician's salary should be based off number of employed people
Posted on 4/3/20 at 1:22 pm
Posted on 4/3/20 at 1:22 pm
More people working, get paid more.
At this point politicians have no incentive to get the economy moving again and are trying to one up each other with these illegal stay at home orders.
At this point politicians have no incentive to get the economy moving again and are trying to one up each other with these illegal stay at home orders.
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Posted on 4/3/20 at 1:24 pm to DarthRebel
Perverse incentive in cases of pandemic.
They sort of do get paid based on employment numbers in normal conditions. Indirectly with votes
They sort of do get paid based on employment numbers in normal conditions. Indirectly with votes
This post was edited on 4/3/20 at 1:25 pm
Posted on 4/3/20 at 1:26 pm to DarthRebel
Better yet, their salary should be tied to the median salary of their districts.
Posted on 4/3/20 at 1:28 pm to DarthRebel
I’d rather they all either volunteer or receive minimum wage.
Posted on 4/3/20 at 1:28 pm to DarthRebel
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At this point politicians have no incentive to get the economy moving again
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Politician's salary
You're going about this all wrong. We vote these people in. You can reduce their salary to zero.
Posted on 4/3/20 at 1:30 pm to DarthRebel
It should come from their individual states and be voted on by their states legislature and governor.
Personally, I would like it based on average American income or income in their home state.
Also, I want them to permanently teleworker and vote. There is no reason to pay their travel, housing and security. Plus, lobbyist would have a harder time hunting them down and they would be more accountable to the people they are supposed to represent.
Personally, I would like it based on average American income or income in their home state.
Also, I want them to permanently teleworker and vote. There is no reason to pay their travel, housing and security. Plus, lobbyist would have a harder time hunting them down and they would be more accountable to the people they are supposed to represent.
Posted on 4/3/20 at 1:31 pm to LSUconvert
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You're going about this all wrong. We vote these people in. You can reduce their salary to zero.
And once in they are extremely hard to remove since half our electorate are worthless.
Posted on 4/3/20 at 1:32 pm to seawolf06
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Better yet, their salary should be tied to the median salary of their districts.
Which woudl incentivize pork belly spending directly instead of indirectly.
This post was edited on 4/3/20 at 1:32 pm
Posted on 4/3/20 at 1:32 pm to DarthRebel
Posted on 4/3/20 at 1:33 pm to DarthRebel
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This post was edited on 4/4/20 at 7:31 pm
Posted on 4/3/20 at 1:33 pm to DarthRebel
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Politician's salary should be based off number of employed people
politicians don’t make their income from their “salary”. 
Posted on 4/3/20 at 1:34 pm to DarthRebel
They’ll be fine. They make the difference under table and insider trading.
Posted on 4/3/20 at 1:40 pm to Taxing Authority
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politicians don’t make their income from their “salary”.
Posted on 4/3/20 at 1:42 pm to DarthRebel
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And once in they are extremely hard to remove since half our electorate are worthless.
That's democracy for you.
Posted on 4/3/20 at 1:44 pm to DarthRebel
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More people working, get paid more.
Politicians Talking: Forced Labor camps sound like a great idea!
Posted on 4/3/20 at 1:55 pm to DarthRebel
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Politician's salary should be based off number of employed people
More people working, get paid more.
At this point politicians have no incentive to get the economy moving again and are trying to one up each other with these illegal stay at home orders.
In reality it was just incent current Congressman to make their money elsewhere and would disincent regular folks from ever running. It would make Congress even richer and less responsive than it is now across both parties.
Posted on 4/3/20 at 1:56 pm to DarthRebel
no matter what, power corrupts people and they will find other ways to be corrupt
Posted on 4/3/20 at 2:16 pm to seawolf06
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Better yet, their salary should be tied to the median salary of their districts
Gotta go further. No government job in the entire country should have a top salary higher than the average income of the taxpayers that pay their salary.
Teacher is top pay average of their district. Governor average of their state.
Posted on 4/3/20 at 2:26 pm to DarthRebel
No politician needs their salary to get rich.
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