If anything we should probably make it more lucrative so that the already well off aren’t the only ones who can afford to do it.
Biden made the bulk of his wealth only after being vice president and writing books / speaking. And he was a senator for multiple decades!
Being a federal senator is a middle class salary: https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/politics/a31265187...
Presidents make ~$400k.
And before someone points out the "ancillary" financial benefits to being a legislator: (a) most of those are illegal if discovered & (b) typically the big money is made after retiring or losing office, by leveraging connections.
If anything we should probably make it more lucrative so that the already well off aren’t the only ones who can afford to do it.