The current pay is already well above what workers make, at $174,000 base. Leadership positions pay a bit more. I don't think even doubling that will make a bit of difference, since the parties hand pick who they want.
>The current pay is already well above what workers make, at $174,000 base.
Sir, you make an excellent point however where I feel this theory errs is to misunderstand the level of talent that should go into political office. $174k is chump change on the executive scale, and that's the level, or at least category, of talent that we should want to have in government. We get the occasional gem like Perot, but generally only boobs and stooges run for political office because anyone with half a brain realizes it's cheaper to rent political talent than to become political talent.
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