Instead of the representatives and senators being able to set their own pay, I think the pay should be set to the median income of the areas they represent. If a senator our representative wishes to make more money, then they need to ensure their people make more money. Raise the median income of the people you represent, and your own income goes up with it . If a senator our representative wishes to make more money, then they need to ensure their people make more money. Raise the median income of the people you represent, and your own income goes up with it. This would ensure that their motivations are to enrich us so that they will then enrich themselves, use their greed as a tool to benefit us…