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This would mean that the job would only appeal to two kinds of people: those earning below the average wage, or the very rich who don’t care what the job pays.
I’m all for low-earning folks getting a raise by running for Congress, but the problem is that anyone above average wage will see this as a pay cut. And the higher end of wage earners are the more highly educated, skilled, and experienced people.
Even if Congressional wages seem high now, most well qualified professionals can still earn way more in the private sector.
Sadly this is a very solid point. This would probably lead even stronger to the tendency that billionaires could simply bjy representatives/senators.
So deadass that's what I'm actually doing right now lol. Running for office cause it'd get me more money and time off, and well, I care about it anyways. Not congress tho, local type shit
dont you mean below average intelligence. they appeal to who ever makes up the most in a district, like rich people in schumers area.