Yep. Perversely it probably increases the chance of them being out of touch with the average citizen, because the average person doesn't have the connections or

Yep. Perversely it probably increases the chance of them being out of touch with the average citizen, because the average person doesn't have the connections or drive or paper credentials to run for Congress anyway, and if the people that do are sacrificing the chance to earn much higher salaries it's probably because they're rich enough to be completely indifferent to their paycheck.