I don’t think there’s any amount the taxpayers could compensate them that would make them less likely to take a bribe.
Without a doubt. Regardless, it's probably not realistic to expect the average tax payer to agree they should be making well over $1M per year. They're making that anyway with book deals, speeches, appearances, etc. Just seems odd they're expected to have side hustles. Side note, I didn't realize they get paid for life, which is niiiice.