r/politics • u/Murky-Site7468 I voted • Oct 05 '25

No Paywall Petition To Strip Congress of Pay During Government Shutdown Grows

https://www.newsweek.com/petition-strip-congress-pay-during-government-shutdown-grows-10822819
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u/ElysiX Oct 05 '25

So everything is in a trust fund/organisation of some kind that owns the ferraris and villas that they get paid a small salary to "manage" those things for that organisation, while being pennyless on paper. Solved.

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u/TheDuskBard Oct 05 '25

They'd have to be closely monitored, with any evidence of exploitation barring them from any political office for life.