That allows them to give themselves a salary equal to half of a congressman’s salary (50% * $174,000 = $87,000) while they campaign for office, in the assumption it would be hard to work a full time job at the same time.
More than half of Congress’ networth is held by its top 12 members. Being able to earn no more than half of a congressional salary while campaigning allows poorer people to run for Congress when they otherwise could not afford to leave their job.
That allows them to give themselves a salary equal to half of a congressman’s salary (50% * $174,000 = $87,000) while they campaign for office, in the assumption it would be hard to work a full time job at the same time.
You’re just going off on tangents, over half of congress are millionaires.
More than half of Congress’ networth is held by its top 12 members. Being able to earn no more than half of a congressional salary while campaigning allows poorer people to run for Congress when they otherwise could not afford to leave their job.