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gerd50501 t1_j1dse2a wrote

Reply to comment by JaredSeth in NY lawmakers vote to raise their own salary by 29% by Unable-Ad3852

capping outside income limits who will take the job and limits candidates they have to face. state legislature is a part time job. This basically limits it to business owners or people with wealthy spouses.

lots of state lawmakers and smaller town mayors have regular jobs. This is not done to be democratic, but to limit competition for jobs.

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fdar t1_j1e2v7y wrote

With this raise their salaries are $142k/year (members of Congress make $174k).

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