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    > $200k a year doesn't even get you a nice 1 bedroom apartment in many of the cities these representatives represent.
This is getting a little bit ridiculous. Manhattan is surely the most expensive housing market per square meter in the United States. You can get a nice 1 bedroom for about 5,000 USD per month. That is 60K USD per year. That is only 30% of their salary.

    > Let alone pay for the 2 separate residences that they effectively need to maintain.
Their second place of residence while in Washington D.C.: That is paid for by the US gov't.




$200k a year only qualifies you to spend $5k a month on rent max. You won't be able to get a more expensive apartment.

And no, the US gov't does not give them free housing in DC. Learn some of the basics before you start weighing in.

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