On average Presidents make $400,000 a year, work 91 hours a week and 49 weeks per year. Congressman, who receive an average salary of $174,000 (and can vote themselves raises), supposedly work 70 hours a week (but only spend about half that time actually on the people’s business in session, the rest is spent ‘communicating with their constituency and special interest groups’), and attend Congressional votes and activities for an average of 160 days a year. Congressmen also get allowances for travel, expenses and to provide for their staff, to the tune of an average of $3,306,570 for Senators and $900,000 for Representatives. Couple that with their typical tax deduction of $3,000, and a generous pension for working as little as 5 years, and I have to ask “who is really making the money and not working for it?” In 2015, Representative David Jolly (R-FL) introduced legislation to make the House of Representatives work a full 40-hour work week, like most Americans. It failed.
That would backfire for me. The higher the number, the more assured I’d be that I could afford the day off. As it is, I don’t make anywhere near that much per day.
Ida No about 5 years ago
Finance. Making people sad since 1852.
some idiot from R'lyeh Premium Member about 5 years ago
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CathodeRay about 5 years ago
On average Presidents make $400,000 a year, work 91 hours a week and 49 weeks per year. Congressman, who receive an average salary of $174,000 (and can vote themselves raises), supposedly work 70 hours a week (but only spend about half that time actually on the people’s business in session, the rest is spent ‘communicating with their constituency and special interest groups’), and attend Congressional votes and activities for an average of 160 days a year. Congressmen also get allowances for travel, expenses and to provide for their staff, to the tune of an average of $3,306,570 for Senators and $900,000 for Representatives. Couple that with their typical tax deduction of $3,000, and a generous pension for working as little as 5 years, and I have to ask “who is really making the money and not working for it?” In 2015, Representative David Jolly (R-FL) introduced legislation to make the House of Representatives work a full 40-hour work week, like most Americans. It failed.
Stephen Gilberg about 5 years ago
That would backfire for me. The higher the number, the more assured I’d be that I could afford the day off. As it is, I don’t make anywhere near that much per day.