-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 02/28/07 15:25, Greg Folkert wrote: > On Wed, 2007-02-28 at 14:33 -0500, Roberto C. Sanchez wrote: >> On Wed, Feb 28, 2007 at 11:25:27AM -0800, Andrew Sackville-West wrote: >>> we already went throught the mean/median thing so, >>> >>> median household income in my district $43,2xx >>> congress-critter income $165,200 >>> >>> even more significant. those folks at that median income are living >> on >>> the edge. at $165k here you could live like a king, really. >>> >> True. But your senator has to live there *and* in DC. > > I just hate this, it is misleading. True they need to live in both > places. The *DC* residence is heavily subsidized by the Federal > Government, through off-budget funds and other means. > > If you take into account ALL of the stuff you and I have to pay for > (guards, chauffeurs, vehicles, chefs... etc), they get for free, it > would be much more than $165K, being far beyond our means.
I've seen too many Representatives flying *coach*, *alone*, to believe that. > BTW, Studio apartments in DC are a minimum of $650 without any parking > or closeness to the capitol... and that also means MANY people live in > the building. Which precludes it from being a candidate for any > politician. Looks like the best guesstimate is about $4000/month for a > "suitable" house/living quarters, with the requirements most politicians > need... and that is LOW. $50K/year which would be about 1/3rd of his > gross earning. Never happen. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFF5iFwS9HxQb37XmcRAr7PAJ4y8Is8nilS/huD0NXx1XAeUpijHACfUdCY yo7+J885LQkVkNJ7SWbbtOg= =IVMU -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
