i sometimes think Members of Congress should be paid an inflation-indexed $500K (or more) for life, in exchange for being forbidden from ever accepting gifts or compensation from any other source.
from @matthewstoller https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/posteverything/wp/2017/06/28/how-inequality-makes-our-government-corrupt-and-our-democracy-weak/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.e1db06463717 …pic.twitter.com/PFOXNrrzoH