As a sign of solidarity and an exercise in empathy and understanding, I propose our elected officials take a 100% pay cut until the current heath and economic crisis is brought under control. The money could be redirected to patients with mounting bills, small businesses and essential workers.
Perhaps our leaders would be incentivized to depoliticize the situation. Perhaps our leaders would be enlightened to the consequences of their lack of leadership. Perhaps once their money ran dry they would be more apt to come up with legitimate solutions to the issues of the common man and woman.
And perhaps the citizenry would unite and do their part to move forward through the pandemic if they could regain a shred of confidence in the system — our system.
Wilson Kondrich
Swisshelm Park