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Originally Posted by woj
I always thought that most of their income comes from under the table deals... so probably the newb hasn't worked out how to play the game yet....  |
Most of it comes either after they leave office or in other legal ways like "consulting" fees. For example a congressmen could be in offer a few terms, build up some good contacts then when get a job working for a lobbying firm that pays them millions.
They are pretty limited to how they can legally get paid while they are in office, but once they are out they cash in. Look at Bill Clinton. When he left the white house he was broke. He had spent every dollar they had on legal bills. Within a few years he was worth $50 million and now he is worth well over $100 million.