How's this for an idea for government reform?

Then these people would not run for office. Nobody will voluntarily go for an extremely streesful job that guarantees that at least 40% of the country will hate you, requires anywhere from 14-16 hours of work a day, is constantly in the public eye and requires a high standard of education, skill, and expertese if the get paid the same as someone who dropped out of high school at age 16 and and can only afford to live off rice in a flat near a bowling ally. They will choose to work in the private sector where they can make six digit incomes instead.