[elevation]

Even better: what if we made achieving elected office a felony offense punishable by life in prison with no parole? This would remove legislator’s motivation to use their power to accumulate personal wealth, as they could enjoy none of it. It’s found that their family benefited disproportionately, the family has to serve jail time as well.

My guess is that a few true believers would be willing to serve prison time in order to achieve a moral good. But the stakes would dissuade grifters.