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Originally Posted by epitome
What's weird is people in Congress don't even get paid all that much. If a person manages to get in and not have a high net worth they sure do seem to have one a few years after getting out.
It's not supposed to be that way. You are supposed to serve for the honor of serving.
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They make an average of $175k a year, which is a fair amount - more than the average. And this is why only multi millionaires do it. There was a story about one Congressman from some small state who was only paid $75k a year... Not a bad salary until you factor in he owns a home back in his home state and needs to pay for a house in Washington DC. To save money, he slept in his office.