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Retiring House Republican says $174,000 isn't enough money for members of Congress: 'Most of us don't have wealth' (www.businessinsider.com)

submitted 6 months ago by stopthatgirl7@kbin.social to c/politics@lemmy.world

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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.

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[-] bhamlin@lemmy.world 14 points 6 months ago

Aww, did he forget to make sure he had five years of savings? Did he not make sure his retirement plan would be enough to cover his desired lifestyle once he no longer had a normal income? Perhaps he could pick up a part time job at the local Walmart to afford his insurance needs.

[-] tomatolung@lemmy.world 6 points 6 months ago

While empathize with the sentiment, if pay alone is figured, $174k for two households (one in DC, one in their district) plus flights and etc doesn't allow for a huge amount of savings especially if you are in a high cost of living district.

Now do they nearly always find ways to supplement that pay in legal ways, yes. But the question is do we want them beholden to those supplement ways? Or do we want them clear thinking and loyal to the voters who put them there?

[-] aStonedSanta@lemm.ee 2 points 6 months ago

And then the question becomes. Why don’t they just take both?

[-] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 0 points 6 months ago

But the question is do we want them beholden to those supplement ways?

As though that will change regardless of how much we waste on them.

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