How much does it cost to operate Congress?

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soulcamp said, (1549 days ago)

Here is a summary of the Legislative Branch Appropriations bill:

http://appropriations.house.gov/pdf/LBFY0902-23-09.pdf

Here is a calendar showing the number of days congress is in session:

http://thomas.loc.gov/home/ds/

Round the House's 118 days and the Senate's 180ish days to an even 150, we get:

$4.4 billion / 150 days = $29,333,333 per day

That's a lot of money to be wasting on adding more ridiculous complexities to the already 3.4 million word, 7500 page INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, in an attempt to save $150-200M.

soulcamp said, (1549 days ago)

For anyone interested in some light reading, here is the complete text of the Internal Revenue Code:

http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode26/usc_sup_01_26.html

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