Politicians (public servants) should be paid more. amirite?

you are in no position to talk about politics with a viewpoint that dense.

by lizzie53 1 day ago

If we know they won't say no to a bribe then what's the point?

by dibberternestin 1 day ago

Yours sincerely, public servant

by Thoradaugherty 1 day ago

Yes of course, and once corporations have made enough money they will start paying thier workers better.

by Anonymous 1 day ago

This reaches beyond "unpopular" and far into "idiotic".

by Anonymous 1 day ago

Found Ted Cruz

by Affectionate_Log1675 1 day ago

Brother you lost me at "lobbeists"

by Far_Breakfast 1 day ago

Rich people don't become or stay rich by saying "okay, now I have enough money" The term "lifestyle inflation" wouldn't exist if people were happy with what they have.

by Anonymous 1 day ago

Counter argument: politicians should be paid minimum wage in their respective markets. If it's not a living wage for them, then it shouldn't be acceptable for their constituents.

by Far_Cow_6160 1 day ago

If it paid minimum wage then barely anyone currently in a professional, managerial or technical field would want to do it. If you had a spouse and family to feed, would you take a massive pay cut to be a politician? You might say "good, more normal people in Government" but I live in a country where Parliament is also the Executive so we expect these people to run billion dollar projects and manage networks of hospitals etc. So I'd rather we pay well and incentise people with the skills to run.

by Anonymous 1 day ago

If you want to pay them more, that's fine. I don't think if you doubled or even tripled the pay it would lessen the influence of donors and lobbyists though. To do that you'd have to severely restrict the activities of donors and lobbyists themselves.

by Anonymous 1 day ago

I understand where you're coming from, but most politicians make plenty of money from salary alone. Paying them more is not the answer

by Anonymous 1 day ago

"Lobbiests"

by hubert47 1 day ago

That's what Singapore has in place for their ministers for the very reason you stated. The current prime minister is on $1.64m annual salary [source]

by Anonymous 1 day ago