I agree, but the substance of the issue is that their pay has remained the same since 2009 at $174k/year (i.e. not kept up with inflation at all) so if we want to discourage corrupt behavior then giving them a proper salary is probably a good idea if we're going to restrict other methods of building wealth.

They should benchmark to early USA and Singapore and corporations.

George Washington was paid 4x Trump, I believe.

In the context of corruption cleanup, I think people understand that paying people well avoids corruption. Mexican cops, that sort of thing.

Yes, not popular, but important.

It also wouldn't help anything.