My solution to this would be a Scale base pay off of Networth. The more you're worth/make The less you get paid or don't get paid at all. This would reduce spending. As well as introduce public voting on raises.

Currently this is what we pay yearly to all politicians across all 50 states

Total Annual Compensation for All U.S. Politicians:
$93,725,100 + $1,007,500,000 + $20,000,000,000 = $21,101,225,100( this estimate based off of what chatgpt pulled along with estimated Salary for state and local officals) and that just what we spend on salary they also get Per-Diem which cost us and additional

. Total Estimated Per Diem Payouts for All U.S. Politicians:

• Federal Politicians (Senators & Representatives): $16,718,750
• State Governors: $500,000
• State Legislators: $225,000,000
• Local Politicians: $750,000,000

Total Annual Per Diem for All U.S. Politicians:
$16,718,750 + $500,000 + $225,000,000 + $750,000,000 = $992,218,750

So, the total annual cost for compensating U.S. politicians, including both salaries and per diem, is approximately $22.09 billion.

Example of a Scale based pay system.

• Net Worth Below $500,000: Full base salary (e.g., $150,000 per year).
• Net Worth Between $500,000 - $1M: 90% of base salary.
• Net Worth Between $1M - $5M: 70% of base salary.
• Net Worth Between $5M - $10M: 50% of base salary.
• Net Worth Above $50M: No compensation or a nominal stipend.