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		bearcobra on April 11, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Senate Stock Watcher One of the problems that creates is only certain types of people can afford to go into politics. Improving the pay for staffers might go a long way to reduce some of the revolving door cycles that many people find so distasteful

TylerE on April 11, 2020 [–]

I don't see how it helps.

The expensive part is GETTING elected, not serving. If you don't have the resources to win, the salary doesn't help you.

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