You need to tour Wash DC.
All the working chicks there have 500 dollar handbags, shoes and dresses.
The ZIP codes around DC are some of the wealthiest in the country.
Our 'public servants' might not be able to create a health care website, or negotiate trade deals, fairly deal with the tax codes or even handle Social Security properly... but they damn sure know how to secure funding to pay themselves well... very well.