> buying them becomes “easy” Are the People paying them enough though? A talented trader, entertainer, or athlete can easily make ten times what we pay our P

> buying them becomes “easy” Are the People paying them enough though? A talented trader, entertainer, or athlete can easily make ten times what we pay our President or the average Congressperson, yet the latter have vastly greater levels of responsibility. If you want to know what a society values, then look at what they are willing to pay for. It looks like the public is not willing to pay for effective leadership. Unfortunately a lot of people are angry at politicians and will be dead-set against paying them any more than current levels. But are we not putting ourselves in a vicious cycle of: relatively bad pay for politicians -> incompetent leaders -> angry people -> bad pay for politicians? Btw, a lot of countries have had issues with petty bribery of the police. How do you think they solved it? By doubling the pay of cops, not demonizing them for taking bribes.