On Wed, 2007-02-28 at 14:33 -0500, Roberto C. Sanchez wrote: > On Wed, Feb 28, 2007 at 11:25:27AM -0800, Andrew Sackville-West wrote: > > > > we already went throught the mean/median thing so, > > > > median household income in my district $43,2xx > > congress-critter income $165,200 > > > > even more significant. those folks at that median income are living > on > > the edge. at $165k here you could live like a king, really. > > > True. But your senator has to live there *and* in DC.
I just hate this, it is misleading. True they need to live in both places. The *DC* residence is heavily subsidized by the Federal Government, through off-budget funds and other means. If you take into account ALL of the stuff you and I have to pay for (guards, chauffeurs, vehicles, chefs... etc), they get for free, it would be much more than $165K, being far beyond our means. BTW, Studio apartments in DC are a minimum of $650 without any parking or closeness to the capitol... and that also means MANY people live in the building. Which precludes it from being a candidate for any politician. Looks like the best guesstimate is about $4000/month for a "suitable" house/living quarters, with the requirements most politicians need... and that is LOW. $50K/year which would be about 1/3rd of his gross earning. Never happen. -- greg, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Novell's Directory Services is a competitive product to Microsoft's Active Directory in much the same way that the Saturn V is a competitive product to those dinky little model rockets that kids light off down at the playfield. -- Thane Walkup -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]