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I think that's kind of the point, isn't it? Make elected office unattractive to those motivated by the thought of megabux. Of course, such lavish pensions wou
by timdev2 15y ago
I think that's kind of the point, isn't it? Make elected office unattractive to those motivated by the thought of megabux.
Of course, such lavish pensions would still create gravity for the self-serving types who just don't think as big.
- nextparadigms 15y agoI would normally agree with that. Make it even $5 million per year if needed be. But I have one worry - that they become too disconnected with regular people. Then again, there aren't too many politicians these days who aren't already rich, so maybe that won't change too much.