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I've always said that reps and Senators are overpaid. That's one thing I do like about AZ politics, is that voters rather than the state reps and sens themselves get to vote whether they get a raise or not, and we always vote no, so our state reps and sens still get paid just $24k/year
Well, you must remember that a member of Congress has to maintain 2 residences- one in his or her home district and the other in Washington. Members of Congress from the DC area have it made.
Also, DC is indeed pricey.
I recall that when Chuck Schumer was a Congressman before being elected to the Senate, he shared an apartment with a bunch of other Congressmen.
Well, you must remember that a member of Congress has to maintain 2 residences- one in his or her home district and the other in Washington. Members of Congress from the DC area have it made.
Also, DC is indeed pricey.
I recall that when Chuck Schumer was a Congressman before being elected to the Senate, he shared an apartment with a bunch of other Congressmen.
Might be time to build them a dormitory.
If they paid $2,000 a month for an apartment in DC which some do that's $26,000 a year.
Deduct that from their pay and they are still in a nice pay range around $148,000 a year.
That doesn't sound like poverty IMO.
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If they paid $2,000 a month for an apartment in DC which some do that's $26,000 a year.
Deduct that from their pay and they are still in a nice pay range around $148,000 a year.
That doesn't sound like poverty IMO.
I think they are all paid too much for the work we get out of them. Take their insurance and gym perks away and let them see how the other half lives. They always want more and more money. Tough.
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Well, you must remember that a member of Congress has to maintain 2 residences- one in his or her home district and the other in Washington. Members of Congress from the DC area have it made.
Also, DC is indeed pricey.
I recall that when Chuck Schumer was a Congressman before being elected to the Senate, he shared an apartment with a bunch of other Congressmen.
Might be time to build them a dormitory.
If the MOC wanted a dormitory, Congress would have created a dorm. JMO, many MOC are a little weird and I just wouldn't want to be associated with them outside of Congress.
Throwing in a little extra for travel expenses from home to office. Its not a tax form. Its a forum.
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We need to elect some low wage workers. 
