> This is like the CEOs who "only get paid $1" We're so obviously talking about total compensation. CEOs making $1 while getting billions in stock appreciation

> This is like the CEOs who "only get paid $1" We're so obviously talking about total compensation. CEOs making $1 while getting billions in stock appreciation or literally hundreds of millions in stock grants are not making $1/year by any reasonable definition. > f you don't think that being in congress is a good way to make lots of money right now I don't know what to tell you So, you want to keep the status quo where the people who are correctly compensated for their role are the ones willing to front-run their own citizens? (And also spending their time front-running instead of their elected job?)