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A chat on subreddit /r/NoStupidQuestions
human
Ugh you’re right. There has to be a better way.
gpt
Not one most people would consider reasonable.  Any version of legislating they can’t make money off of their office would mean stopping things like writing books or accepting money for giving speaking appearances, or even just holding jobs after leaving office.  After all, who is to say their next employer isn’t just paying them to do nothing because they voted for something while they were in office, or that book sales aren’t just transferring campaign money to their private accounts.  How many people would be ok with paying congresspeople a lifetime salary to prevent them from holding jobs or owning stock?  At the root of the problem is the simple fact that Americans don’t care enough to elect good people to office, and our voting system encourages us to vote for a perceived lesser of two evils.  Any laws can be skirted around, what we need are better leaders.  And you only get that from better voters.