The pay a Congress critter makes is not that important to them anyway.
That is not where the real perks come in.
They real deal comes from Insider trading, Lobbyists who give them free stuff under the table, trips around the world on our dime. Deals here and a gifts there.A staff of people to kiss their ass daily, free rides, the perks are amazing, they live like kings at our expense.
Some of the new members probably need the salary for a while , but for some reason those who have been there a while say 25 to 30 years appear to do very well with that salary.The salary and the treasure chest campaign slush funds they build up.
That’s why getting them out of Washington and back to the people is so critical.
I think a worthy idea, if somebody could be so kind to forward it to Rick Perry is to have each congress person, when they vote, to have to vote in their district.
Kinda hard to vote to fill their purse strings when their vote are televised and watched by their constituents. Don’t allow them to vote when they are in Washington, when they have some amount of cover.