He’s not alone: AOC and others have argued lawmakers should be paid more in order to protect against corruption and make the job more accessible.

    • curiousaur@reddthat.com
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      7 months ago

      I mean, I make about the same and struggle to afford my house and two cars in California. My wife doesn’t work and we have a second baby on the way.

      I wonder if this further incentives taking unsavory money?

      I feel like they should get paid some function of minimum wage, to incentivise the lifting up of all workers instead.

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        7 months ago

        I think that federal wages should be supplemented by state pay to account for high cost of living states and counties.

        $175k may not be a high wage in areas of California, but in most parts of the country it’s enough to outright buy a house and live very very well.

        California has a cost of living problem