That would not be an awful idea if Representative were a part-time job and Congress weren't in session most of the time.
The New Hampshire House of Representatives is 400 members, the third largest in the English-speaking world, and members get $200 (and free use of state toll roads) for their two year term. Nobody thinks of State Representative as a full-time job.
Of course, in a country the size of the United States, that wouldn't be possible. Hotel bills for when Congress was in session would be enormous.
>>members get $200 (and free use of state toll roads) for their two year term. Nobody thinks of State Representative as a full-time job.
Of course, in a country the size of the United States, that wouldn’t be possible. Hotel bills for when Congress was in session would be enormous.<<
You may be onto something there. Today there is no reason that ANYONE go to Washington. I just finished an engagement with a Federal entity in Washington DC — it was very intense and I went there exactly once, for final implementation weekend.
Reduce the salaries to like $1000/year and pay for one week trip to DC (no paid family members).
We should do this no matter what we do with the size of the House.