•During the Constitutional Convention, Benjamin Franklin considered proposing that elected government officials not be paid for their service.
Senate Leadership
Majority Party Leader - $193,400
Minority Party Leader - $193,400
House Leadership
Speaker of the House - $223,500
Majority Leader - $193,400
Minority Leader - $193,400
The current salary (2011-2012) for rank-and-file members of the House and Senate is $174,000 per year.
If politicians got paid what teachers get paid, we would have good politicians. Politicians and congress people would be there to actually be the voice of the people. Considering the state of our current economy, why has the salary of politicians not been the first to decrease.