13 sats \ 2 replies \ @petertodd 11 Jul \ on: How much money youtuber Fidias makes as member of European parliament news
It's a good thing that politicians make a lot of money in salaries. We want it to be a well paying job so there isn't as much temptation to pad their income with bribes and other forms of corruption. And of course, the salaries and pensions should be clawed back for anyone convicted of bribery.
Besides, only a tiny, tiny, % of any countries budget is going to go to paying politicians. Their salaries and pensions are a rounding error.
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13 sats \ 0 replies \ @wingalt 11 Jul
Everybody has a side hustle these days, for politicians the main income is plunder and favors to the highest bider while the side job is the salary income, pocket money compared to other rent seeking activities
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Bell_curve 11 Jul
They still pad their high income with legal plunder and bribery
Government employees salaries and pensions are not a rounding error. If anything those liabilities in the future have been under estimated
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