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A fairer framing would be, “Does increasing salaries of politicians decrease corruption, increase it, or make no difference whatsoever due to other factors?” I
by DantesKite 5y ago
A fairer framing would be, “Does increasing salaries of politicians decrease corruption, increase it, or make no difference whatsoever due to other factors?”
I suspect it helps more than it hurts since it seems to be a successful policy in Singapore. I’m skeptical decreasing the salaries would help because competent people would work elsewhere.
- belter 5y agoDenmark and New Zealand are perceived as some of the least corrupt nations, at least in perception, and politicians do not earn anything close to US politicians.
- kjeetgill 5y agoI think it's fair to look to other countries for possible outcomes to consider, but I also think the specifics of how these things play out would vary a lot country to country.
- hnhamdani2 5y agoyou can't compare NZ and DK with US legislative member. The effect of their policy making in terms of nominal number ($$) is multiple order of magnitude different. I agree with the OP, where in nuance, paying policy maker more would more or less reduce corruption. It doesn't guarantee that it'll work but at least worth the try, cost wise. Just like in sports gambling, one of the most efficient way to tilt the favor to your bet is pay the arbiter.