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.

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.

  • DessertStorms@kbin.social
    42·
    11 months ago

    you get what you have now.

    A society designed by and for the sole benefit of the rich? Yeah, adding more money at the top surely is the answer, it must trickle down eventually, right? Right…?

    • lolcatnip@reddthat.comEnglish
      2·
      10 months ago

      Politicians aren’t “the top” economically, or even anywhere near the top. If they’re relying in their salary to pay their expenses, they’re working-class. Conflating politicians with actual elites leads to absurd conclusions.