By design, and why raising congressional salaries and staffer salaries produces better governance.
RT @rbreich
The first Gen Z Congress member was denied a D.C. apartment due to bad credit.
Freshman reps don’t get a paycheck until February even though they start working on January 3rd.
Congress is inaccessible to those who don't have wealth.
It’s designed to keep working people out.
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