Congress Needs to Stop Day Trading, Says Sen. Mark Warner
Members of Congress make ~$174k/yr. [1]<p>It will be an unpopular opinion, but I believe that we should pay <i>better</i> (and demand better) for a job with that much responsibility.  Otherwise, a congressperson will be forever tempted to align their incentives with service to causes other than their electorate.<p>I'm fairly certain we should be paying our elected officials at least as much as our football coaches.<p>[1] <a href="https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/briefing/senate_salaries.htm" rel="nofollow">https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/briefing...</a>