In the era before the average net worth of a Congress person was in the tens of millions, it made sense because it prevented them from their wages being held hostage.
Except it doesn’t make sense as even back then, they could still mooch profit off such a stop.
Plus, if they wanted such a STOP to stop, they’d not feel the pressure themselves. Sure, on the other hand it makes them less prone to corruption in theory, but if they already are rich then why would we even need to make politicians even richer?
In the era before the average net worth of a Congress person was in the tens of millions, it made sense because it prevented them from their wages being held hostage.
Except it doesn’t make sense as even back then, they could still mooch profit off such a stop.
Plus, if they wanted such a STOP to stop, they’d not feel the pressure themselves. Sure, on the other hand it makes them less prone to corruption in theory, but if they already are rich then why would we even need to make politicians even richer?