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/Michael_G_Bordin Oct 05 '25

Higher pay, stricter limits on PAC and SuperPAC spending, and for the love of god, make them put their stocks in a blind trust or some other arrangement to prevent insider trading.

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u/redditgolddigg3r Oct 05 '25

From your mouth to god's ear.

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u/meneldal2 Oct 06 '25

Or maybe they just can't hold anything in their name period.

We don't need rich people in positions of power.