Agreed. One thing I appreciate about New Hampshire’s state congress is their pay is fixed at $100/year.

Great way to ensure only the independently wealthy can participate in politics.

	▲	cbdevidal 9 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Or they have side gigs. Many of the founders of our nation had side gigs[1]. New Hampshire is number one freest state[2], 20th place for GDP per capita[3], 8th happiest state in the nation[4], and second-safest state in the nation[5]. They must be doing something right. [1] https://theturnaroundauthority.com/2014/07/02/professions-of... [2] https://www.freedominthe50states.org/overall/new-hampshire [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_and_territ... [4] https://wallethub.com/edu/happiest-states/6959 [5] https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/rankings/crime-and-c...