They not only get paid, they also get rewarded with up to millions of bribes campaign contributions, all of which can be converted to their own personal funds as long as they are declared as income… and no Congrassman would ever fail to report all his income.^They also, of course, get to do insider trading, along with their families. But I’m sure none of them have taken advantage by betting on the market to go down as a result of a government shutdown.
They not only get paid, they also get rewarded with up to millions of bribes campaign contributions, all of which can be converted to their own personal funds as long as they are declared as income… and no Congrassman would ever fail to report all his income.^They also, of course, get to do insider trading, along with their families. But I’m sure none of them have taken advantage by betting on the market to go down as a result of a government shutdown.