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Washington DC can be addictive.

Once they get there politicians don't want to leave.

And a million dollars doesn't go that far in DC.

[lentulusgracchus]

Washington DC can be addictive.

Old Sen. Norris Cotten of New Hampshire once referred to the corrupting influence of "the sweet smell of white marble".

And a million dollars just isn't a million dollars anymore. A 2007 dollar was worth 10¢ in 1950 dollars. (T. Rowe Price, 2007 subscriber mailout.)