[ToValueFunfetti]

The ratio between Indonesian parliamentary income and the median Indonesian income is ~18x, while the ratio in the US is ~4x. As someone who wants US congressional income to be substantially higher, it's hard for me to be upset at that on its own. There are plenty of other variables at play, though, and a direct comparison of these ones might not be getting at the issue.

[sebastiennight]

Not American, but you got me curious here:

> As someone who wants US congressional income to be substantially higher

Would you mind sharing your rationale on this one? I've heard people advocate for parlementary to be a volunteer position, but never heard the arguments for the opposite take.

[jacobgkau]

> As someone who wants US congressional income to be substantially higher,

Why would you want that, just to decrease the incentive for congressmen to try and get money from elsewhere while on the job?