Blind trusts exist

“Base pay would be significantly increased.”

Throwing a number out there: $400K/year should be good enough for anyone to both live on and save toward the future, especially over the course of, say, 4 years. I’d even support a $50K/year pension over the course of 8 years after leaving office, just to keep it fair.

The point is: making the job attractive to people who want to actually do the job, and not selfish, rich, corrupt asshats looking to enrich themselves and their fellow “upper crust” cronies.

Retaining any manner of private interest while serving in such a role is, by it’s very nature, inherently corrupt. Always.