As long as we're talking about redistricting based on the census let's talk about how the size of the House of Representatives hasn't increased since 1913, when the population was about 97 million people, so (on average) each Member represented ~222k citizens
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It should be a prerequisite of holding office that you give a full accounting of your finances and show your liquid assets aren't in excess of $1m, don't own any stocks (an IRA or maybe even an index fund is prob OK), don't own more than two homes, no jets or yachts etc.
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You can run for office if you're rich (but you can't use your money in the campaign) but you have to stop being rich if you win. You have to sell off your stocks and extra houses, and give away the money (or give it to the Treasury).
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If you aren't willing to stop being rich in order to serve the people, you have no business in government.
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Elected office should come with a salary sufficient to live comfortably and maintain a residence in the capital city if you don't already live there, and a generous pension. It shouldn't be a way to get rich, but shouldn't make you poor.
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and again, I don't mean "you have to put your assets in a blind trust" or any weaksauce half-measures like that. you have to _stop being rich_.
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