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cgod  ·  3886 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Congressman's Lament: $174,000 Isn't Enough To Make Ends Meet : It's All Politics : NPR

I suspect that having once been a congressmen pays pretty good in the long term. The return on investment must dwaf a any degree from the best college.





user-inactivated  ·  3886 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I'm not sure. I assume you mean speaking engagements, board of directors opportunities, and so on? For a senator, almost certainly. For a low-profile representative, less so (I would guess).

cgod  ·  3886 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I think you would have hold very fringe views, be a total boob, have started with profound wealth or be incredibly ethical not to end up better off than if you hadn't been a representative to not end up better off than if you hadn't served.