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minus-squareceenote@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up184arrow-down4·1 month agoPoliticians will be happy to take bribes regardless of what they earn.
minus-squareBrave Little Hitachi Wand@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up80arrow-down1·1 month agoAt least until campaign finance is fixed. Citizens United has fully instituted political bribery as a matter of course
minus-squarebinarytobis@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up46·1 month agoI’ll never get over how cheap it is to buy politicians. They make so much money, then they can be made to vote for a genocide for $3000.
minus-squareKrankenwagen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down1·1 month agoIt’s not just about how much they get, it’s also about how much their opponents don’t get.
minus-squareThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 month agoI think it’s more to do with influence. They gain the favor of a large business with access to basically infinite money which gives them a whole lot more power behind them
minus-squareGoodeye8@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 month agoWhich is why taking away their salary punishes honest politicians more than corrupt ones.
Politicians will be happy to take bribes regardless of what they earn.
At least until campaign finance is fixed. Citizens United has fully instituted political bribery as a matter of course
I’ll never get over how cheap it is to buy politicians. They make so much money, then they can be made to vote for a genocide for $3000.
It’s not just about how much they get, it’s also about how much their opponents don’t get.
I think it’s more to do with influence. They gain the favor of a large business with access to basically infinite money which gives them a whole lot more power behind them
See Exhibit A: Trump
Which is why taking away their salary punishes honest politicians more than corrupt ones.