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.

  • @curiousaur@reddthat.com
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    110 months ago

    I mean, I make about the same and struggle to afford my house and two cars in California. My wife doesn’t work and we have a second baby on the way.

    I wonder if this further incentives taking unsavory money?

    I feel like they should get paid some function of minimum wage, to incentivise the lifting up of all workers instead.

    • @Knightfox
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      110 months ago

      I think that federal wages should be supplemented by state pay to account for high cost of living states and counties.

      $175k may not be a high wage in areas of California, but in most parts of the country it’s enough to outright buy a house and live very very well.

      California has a cost of living problem