Also wanted to add that the argument at the end is false. Politicians don't get wealthy on taxes which pay their salaries. They get wealthy on insider trading, because they're writing the rules that affect the market, and corruption.
Yes, they have a generous compensation and benefits package. But I'm talking about wealth that put them in the top 1% or 0.1% of Americans. That comes from the legal insider trading they do and corruption.
Also wanted to add that the argument at the end is false. Politicians don't get wealthy on taxes which pay their salaries. They get wealthy on insider trading, because they're writing the rules that affect the market, and corruption.
I'd consider that corruption rather than salary from taxes
I think there's also been a lot more money laundering and skimming off the top than we were ever aware of.
Yes, they have a generous compensation and benefits package. But I'm talking about wealth that put them in the top 1% or 0.1% of Americans. That comes from the legal insider trading they do and corruption.