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Why would an ambitious person run for office if the pay is low? We’ve already tried this experiment with government industries like teaching, and then we wonder
by jdavis703 5y ago
Why would an ambitious person run for office if the pay is low? We’ve already tried this experiment with government industries like teaching, and then we wonder why American educational policy is loosing global competitiveness.
- dragonwriter 5y ago> Why would an ambitious person run for office if the pay is low? Power. Exposure. Experience and connections that are useful in highly-paid lobbying and other political influence positions. Serving their own direct, or others who will be thankful, financial interests in ways that will generate orders of magnitude more returns than the direct pay of the position. Etc.
- jdavis703 5y agoThat seems like exactly the sort of behavior citizens would want to minimize.
- batch12 5y ago175k/year isn't low for most of America. Not even half of that is considered low in most areas.
- jdavis703 5y agoPerhaps congressional pay should be determined by cost of living then. Or maybe each state should set and fund compensation for their delegation (including aids). It’s at the point where random county supervisors in CA cam make more than a congressperson.