[rat87]

It shouldn't be a vow of poverty but it shouldn't open corruption shouldn't be acceptable. Instead we should raise their wages a bit

[citizenpaul]

Try suggesting that and watch the reaction. Its actually shocking how aggressively against decent pay people are for government officials. It makes no sense to me.

I'm even more shocked by how often people will state that people should do government work as a service to their community. Of course they themselves won't do it because they don't have time with their job and all, someone else should do it....