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		gaogao on Nov 25, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Four-hundred Thirty-Five Representatives Can Not R... Hopefully a number within reason. I could see some states protesting congressional salaries by having thousands of representatives.

iguy on Nov 25, 2019 [–]

Surely the salaries are also divided up in this scheme...

elihu on Nov 25, 2019 | [–]

That seems like a reasonable solution. Perhaps if a state with a high representatives-per-constituent ratio wanted their representatives to be paid well, they could make up the difference out of their own budget.

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