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[–] [email protected] 9 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Should be law that they get paid minimum wage - whatever the average is between all the provinces.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Only the alreadyy rich would go into politics then. Don't think you'd want that

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

As apposed to what we have now?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago

Yes, as opposed to what we already have now.

Lots of people in politics in Canada are not independently wealthy. Their job is their primary source of income.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Only the rich are politicians now. A poor person can't even afford college, so they'd never even get close to being an elected official. There are a million stumbling blocks in your way when you're poor, that's why poor people don't make it into national politics.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

True, but this would be another one.