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[โ€“] devedeset@lemmy.zip 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

If members of Congress earn the average or median wage, that will ensure that only the rich can actually hold that position. Very, very few non-rich people would take that risk.

[โ€“] nullroot@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

And it will only encourage lobbying, insider trader, and every other corrupt money making bullshit they still do with what they earn.