Currently congressman and women are paid at a rate that far exceeds the pay of the average "blue collar" worker. Their base salary is $174,000 per year and when benefits and staff is factored in the total balloons to over $4M per year per congressman! Do the math. For all of the noise regarding the budget and deficit, let congress start with their own salaries. Mimimum wage in the State of Arizona is $7.80 per hour as of January 1, 2013. John McCain's net worth is $21 Million Dollars. He still collects a salary! Paul Ryan net worth of up to 1.2 Million however still receives a salary! Minimum wage in his home state is $7.25 per hour or "tipped wage" of $2.33 per hour.
But let's be fair, the Dems are just as guilty. Sen. Boxer spent $4 M in F/Y 2012. for staff, salary, benefit
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