They receive a lot more than salary-their healthcare and retirement plan benefits are totally separate from normal working people,for example. 175k salary with healthcare costs covered by the govt is worth a lot, but they never spell out all their benefits because it would shock their constituents.

Luckily I live overseas so I don’t subscribe to any of these. I find Stephen Colbert and The Daily Show on YouTube. These are moments when I am happy that I married and settled abroad. I empathize with my friends and family living this US nightmare.