As the country's political leaders continue to get older, events and episodes of decline among politicians continue to happen publicly.

People mentioned in this article are very old.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), 81 Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), 90 President Joe Biden, 80 Former President Donald Trump, 77

  • mikansei@kbin.social
    6·
    1 year ago

    Politicians don’t get rich from their salaries. They get rich from the connections they make.

    I would accept paying them more if they weren’t allowed to actively trade stocks while in office

    • yiliu@informis.land
      1·
      1 year ago

      Yes, that is the status quo. If you want to change it, you need to accept higher pay so that more average Joes seek election and then vote to restrict trades by sitting politics.

      Constricting pay only cements the status quo by making it so that only rich people or cheaters can make a living as a politician.