$608/hr. Not bad for part time work

[n2doc]

By Alexander Bolton - 09/22/14 08:36 PM EDT
Congress will be in session for only eight days during a 102-day span between Aug. 1 and Nov. 12, when lawmakers are set to return for a lame-duck session after the elections.

Because the annual salary for members of the House is $174,000, their hourly wage for those eight days amounts to $608 per hour, presuming 10-hour workdays.

That’s several times the hourly compensation of anesthesiologists, one of the highest-earning professions, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, at $113 an hour on average.

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http://thehill.com/homenews/news/218579-time-in-dc-for-lawmakers-works-out-to-608-per-hour

[GeorgeGist]

1. The anesthesiologists ...

could put them 'to sleep'.

[DetlefK]

2. Don't you dare! Coming up with names for post-offices is hard!

[moondust]

3. Truly absurd.

Even when they're "working" they're not working; just standing in the way and raising campaign cash to help secure their seat on the gravy train in perpetuity.

[lpbk2713]

4. That ten hour day includes a two hour lunch break.

And while only a few might be working, the rest are just occupying a chair.

The US Congress is the biggest scam around ... and we pay for it.

[librechik]

5. seriously, we should meet them at the door of the Capitol with pitchforks.

Man, I'm angry today. I want everybody to just fight already!