Re:Congressional lawmakers 47% pts better at picking stocks
by Aaargh20318 on Wednesday December 03, 2025 @12:04PM
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> If we don't pay them well (and we arguably already fail to do that[1]), then it becomes really hard for anybody but the independently wealthy to be in Congress
Congress should be paid minimum wage. They are the ones who determined that this is enough to live on so everything above that is wasteful spending of public funds. If they don't think it's enough, they can change the minimum wage to a liveable amount.
Re:Congressional lawmakers 47% pts better at picking stocks
by wqaatwt on Wednesday December 03, 2025 @12:22PM
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That’s the best way of ensuring that bribes (legal or not) become the primary source of income for every representative who is not independently wealthy.
Congress should be paid minimum wage. They are the ones who determined that this is enough to live on so everything above that is wasteful spending of public funds. If they don't think it's enough, they can change the minimum wage to a liveable amount.