Actually, Congress deserves a pay raise

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., again made headlines last week, this time by arguing that Congress is due for a pay raise. The necessary expenses of the job are, she argues, too high for the wages it gets.

She’s not wrong.

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