Ya know, if ya let 'em take unlimited bribes. . . um. . . campaign contributions, and play the stock market, they'll probably settle for no more pay raises.
Works for Congress.
Funny, that's exactly what the Defund the Police crowd is calling for.
See, the "Defund the Police" never meant "zero out police funding." It's just the right wing that insists on that, half out of malice and half out of sheer stupidity.
I know. I'm agreeing with you. So police are expensive and unnecessary. Save a ton of money and send 'em off to be mall cops. The smarter ones may be able to qualify as truckers.
That may be part of Putin's motivation, but I rather suspect it's more a flame he fans to keep support for his moves up.
He wants to be emperor, which means he wants the empire (by whatever name) back.