“”They are barely paid enough to maintain two residences (one in DC and one in their home district).””
Oh! Please! At nearly $175,000 per annum....don’t believe for a second that they are honest on their taxes so taxes aren’t going to take much of a chunk out of that. They are no doubt guaranteed no second look at their tax returns so anything goes as far as those are concerned. Anyone with an ounce of sense isn’t going to be in DC a few days a week every year and obligate themselves with high rents. Who says they have to live in DC? OH! My! There’s transportation to consider then. Poor babies!
As I remarked on a thread yesterday my husband and I never had income (profit) like that to report and we owned our own business. I would bet we are not the only ones to have managed on much less!
As I remarked on a thread yesterday my husband and I never had income (profit) like that to report and we owned our own business. I would bet we are not the only ones to have managed on much less!
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Much, much less, especially since 2008 and the long nightmare of the zer0 administration.
Yet, my District critter has had a long career, lives like a feudal lord and just announced he is voting for impeachment, calling attention to himself as the only representative who voted aye on both Clinton and Trump.
That is his only achievement.
May 2020 see the defeat of Ron Kind.
Sarcasm has it’s place but it does not replace reality.
$174,000 seem like a lot of money but is it? There are other compensations but let us keep it simple.
It should be noted the pay is the same if the Congresscritter is from rural Alabama or New York. The law is that they must maintain a residence within their district.
Truth is, a salary of $174,000 would not get you a home in Washington DC not unless they are independently wealthy they will have to find temporary shelter while Congress is in session (do a google search and you will find anecdotal stories about first term congressman living in their office, or renting rooms in people’s homes.
But you did not address my main point. First term congressmen have no real power, they are beholden to the party and because of that they will NOT go against what the party wants.