lower insurance cost
As far as the constitution is concerned, the only "benefit" that members of congress have are laid out in Article I Section 6:
The Senators and Representatives shall receive a Compensation for their Services, to be ascertained by Law, and paid out of the Treasury of the United States. They shall in all Cases, except Treason, Felony and Breach of the Peace, be privileged from Arrest during their Attendance at the Session of their respective Houses, and in going to and returning from the same; and for any Speech or Debate in either House, they shall not be questioned in any other Place.
Essentially, they cant be arrested for doing their job. That's about it.
stationery, postage for official business, a medical clinic and gymnasium. trips home telephones, telegrams, newsletters and large allowances to pay for their office staff and assistants.
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Yes
People in prison tend not to receive state benefits while incarcerated.
Yes they did, which was one of the most annoying things for government workers-- they lost sixteen days of pay, while senators and representatives who had caused the shutdown continued to receive their paychecks.
yes the US senators does receive a higher salary
Each state is guaranteed a minimum of 2 senators in the United States Senate, regardless of its population size.
yes
no The U.S. Constitution, Article I, Section 6, Clause 1 state, in part, "The Senators and Representatives shall receive a Compensation for their Services, to be ascertained by Law, and paid out of the Treasury of the United States." And the 27th Amendment to the Constitution states, "No law, varying the compensation for the services of the Senators and Representatives, shall take effect, until an election of Representatives shall have intervened."
At last report, State Senators and their staff receive domestic partner benefits since 2002. Other state employees do not.
As of 2021, the basic monthly salary of senators in the Philippines is around PHP 117,086. This amount does not include additional allowances and benefits that senators may receive.
Wages are the same thing as salaries, the checks or payment you receive when you have a job.
The word is "payroll", and it refers to a list of employees who receive salaries, the amount due to each, different amounts discounted (for example, deductions for social benefits and taxes), and the final amount that is to be paid.