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I think the main enabler of political corruption is politicians aren't paid enough. In the U.S, they oversee trillion dollar budgets yet are paid less than $10
by narrator 16y ago
I think the main enabler of political corruption is politicians aren't paid enough. In the U.S, they oversee trillion dollar budgets yet are paid less than $100,000. It's a recipe for corruption. Politicians in Singapore pay themselves a few million dollars annually and Transparency international rates Singapore as the 3rd least corrupt country in the world.
- _delirium 16y agoWhile the U.S. salaries aren't millions of dollars, they're definitely over $100,000 these days, at least for federal office. Senators and Congressmen get $174,000/yr, Supreme Court Justices get $200,000, the Vice President gets $227,000, and the President gets $400,000. They all get very generous benefits, pension packages, and expense reimbursements as well.