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Originally Posted by kutulu
I don't think it would be good to drop their pay to whatever their constituency makes. Remember, these people have to keep two residencies. We need to make it so that they can support themselves without needing outside money. Otherwise, we would be stuck with things as it is already where only the rich can be leaders.
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I agreed with everything but this, and it is a very excellent point you make.
I think D.C. housing is one of the perks, I maybe mistaken but I think all Congrees is given the oppurtunity to live in housing provided, which I think they should. (the problem I believe is that they choose to live in more expensive housing and still get reimbursed. I maybe wrong.)
But they also should pay some form of rent, perhaps rent equal to the median rent in their district.
The politicians that cannot afford to pay their mortgage on their primary home, should be given some form of leniency or have some of that excess pay they aren't taking go to pay their mortgages.
I"m sure there is a solution to that problem, it would just need to be thought out very well.