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Originally Posted By u/projectsmith At 2025-08-27 06:34:01 PM | Source


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[–] f1error@lemmy.world 48 points 22 hours ago (2 children)
[–] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 12 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago) (1 children)

The one about congress salary seems like a bad idea. I want people from very poor districts to be able to afford a place to live in Washington DC and at home, and I’d prefer if they didn’t need to be independently wealthy and/or taking bribes to do so.

[–] pupbiru@aussie.zone 2 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

a flat salary and then a bonus based on the increase in expendable income divided by inflation somehow? ie they get a bonus for the real-world improvement in their district

[–] arrow74@lemmy.zip 1 points 11 hours ago

Still will only encourage the independently wealthy to run. If you're from a rural district in Arkansas you'll never be able to change the local economy enough to afford a room in a DC apartment.

[–] Linktank@lemmy.today 15 points 21 hours ago

I don't see anything on that list about killing nazis. Doomed to fail.