“There’s this wild disconnect between what people are experiencing and what economists are experiencing,” says Nikki Cimino, a recruiter in Denver.
“There’s this wild disconnect between what people are experiencing and what economists are experiencing,” says Nikki Cimino, a recruiter in Denver.
Congress members don’t make enough to be rich without taking bribes. They make $174k/year in 2024, which is equivalent to $75k/year in 1990. The only wages that haven’t dropped due to inflation are CEO and other C-suites.
That’s why so many of them take bribes :)
And some are rich because of government money through contracts or handouts.
That’s why you can’t just look at their salary, the real money is in lobbyists and stock market betting prior to rolling out industry wide changes.