TheOneWithTheHair@lemmy.world to Data is Beautiful@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agoMost Americans continue to have a negative view of Congress (PEW Research Center)lemmy.worldimagemessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up1174arrow-down13
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minus-squarehglman@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14arrow-down3·9 months agoEh, less salary means only wealthy ppl can be in congress. What we need is for a lifetime forfeiture of all assets other than those provided by the state. You join congress, you get room and board for life, but nothing else.
minus-squarewatson387@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·9 months agoOR, now hear me out, term limits. No more career politicians.
minus-squareFireTower@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·9 months agoPolitical office was intended to be a public service not a profession.
minus-squarecryptiod137@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·9 months agoThat’s basically like putting them all in jail, which is not a bad idea, but for totally different reasons
minus-squarehglman@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 months agoWhat more American than putting ppl into jail?
Eh, less salary means only wealthy ppl can be in congress. What we need is for a lifetime forfeiture of all assets other than those provided by the state. You join congress, you get room and board for life, but nothing else.
OR, now hear me out, term limits. No more career politicians.
Political office was intended to be a public service not a profession.
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That’s basically like putting them all in jail, which is not a bad idea, but for totally different reasons
What more American than putting ppl into jail?