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Oct. 29th, 2008

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"One of my longtime political beliefs has been that polticians should be paid their constituent's median income. Then they might have a clue about what we need." -- Will Shetterly ( [info] willshetterly), 2008-10-08

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From:(Anonymous)
Date:October 29th, 2008 05:04 am (UTC)
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Or they'd just start lying about what the median income is.

--Nancy Lebovitz
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From:(Anonymous)
Date:October 29th, 2008 12:21 pm (UTC)
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Mmm. I'd argue for the least of median, mode, and mean. Otherwise, a good idea.
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From:(Anonymous)
Date:October 29th, 2008 04:56 pm (UTC)
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I dunno...do most politicians need their federal salaries? Most of them seem to be independently wealthy (how many lower/middle class folks can quit their job to go campaigning?)
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From:(Anonymous)
Date:October 31st, 2008 09:43 am (UTC)
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At the topmost federal level... very few. Some at the state level, and even more for local.
(My un-researched opinion, based on having know a few lower-level politicians).
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From:[info]jducoeur.livejournal.com
Date:October 31st, 2008 01:01 pm (UTC)
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Hmm. Clever, but has the problem of encouraging the politicians and constituents to steal from people outside their area. (Which, I suppose, is a pretty good definition of earmarks...)
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