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By Alexander Bolton - 09/22/14 08:36 PM EDT
Congress will be in session for only eight days during a 102-day span between Aug. 1 and Nov. 12, when lawmakers are set to return for a lame-duck session after the elections.
Because the annual salary for members of the House is $174,000, their hourly wage for those eight days amounts to $608 per hour, presuming 10-hour workdays.
Thats several times the hourly compensation of anesthesiologists, one of the highest-earning professions, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, at $113 an hour on average.
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http://thehill.com/homenews/news/218579-time-in-dc-for-lawmakers-works-out-to-608-per-hour
GeorgeGist
(25,321 posts)could put them 'to sleep'.
DetlefK
(16,423 posts)moondust
(19,991 posts)Even when they're "working" they're not working; just standing in the way and raising campaign cash to help secure their seat on the gravy train in perpetuity.
lpbk2713
(42,759 posts)And while only a few might be working, the rest are just occupying a chair.
The US Congress is the biggest scam around ... and we pay for it.
librechik
(30,674 posts)Man, I'm angry today. I want everybody to just fight already!