I know, assuming 40 hrs, 50 wks is too generous, which means the 'hourly' salary is much higher. But I think the principle still works.

Ideally those long legislative breaks are spent back in the constituency, dealing with local issues and listening to constituents. If that was ever true, it isn't now, of course.

A previous commenter here was right that big money is the curse of present-day American politics, even though he was so wrong about changing the situation.

As we said, the danger in actually using it for a politician is that you're equating Joe Biden with Jesus, which we find a bridge too far (to say the least), but we did have to share it just because it was so funny.

No, you are not equating Joe Biden with Jesus. You would be comparing the reactions of people to acts of generosity to others that doesn't directly benefit the person reacting. You'd be showing the greediness of others to witnessing acts of generosity to people other than themselves.

Anyone claiming you were equating Biden with Jesus cannot comprehend what they read and should be made to feel foolish for such ignorant claims.

S/he gets $150/hr as well as a Congressional salary of $87/hr*.

(*Assuming a 40 hr week over 50 weeks, which is probably generous to the congressperson and could be tweaked to fit reality.)

The average Congressional freshman spends 60% of their work-week raising funds for their party. 60%! That is 3 full days out of a 5 day work week that they are seeking money from potential donors. That leaves them only 2 days to focus on the actual job that they were elected to do. These officials aren't employees of their political parties, they are OUR employees!

Could you imagine the response if at your place of employment you decided not to do your job and instead you attempted to raise donations for the union you belonged to or for your kid's baseball teams' fundraising event? You would be looking for new employment very quickly!

When a person spends that much time seeking money from individuals and groups, it should not shock anyone that our politicians can be easily influenced by those willing to help them reach their fundraising goals quicker.

Mr/s Rep is against raising minimum pay to $15/hr.

The family business benefited by $250,000 in taxpayer money last year.

(*Assuming a 40 hr week over 50 weeks, which is probably generous to the congressperson and could be tweaked to fit reality.)