Legislators get $213/day ($6,390/month) for perdiem expenses. These fund are intended to reimburse legislators (at fed rate, not lower state rate) for housing costs etc during the 90-day session and beyond. BobLynn told me he pays $1,000/month in JNU as rent, etc. and figures he's entitled to the excess money because he pays the mortgage for his ANC home while living/paying rent in JNU. JohnCoghill told me he pays $500 in JNU rent per month and uses excess perdiem funds to tune-up the car he "drives" to JNU AND to "stack up" extra money for his use during the period he is not "working" for the legislature. ChrisTuck told me he pays rent at $2,400/month, but neglected to say he shares this Douglas home with another legislator also drawing perdiem AND, according to a TV journalist, lives there with two staffers ($2,400/4 = $600 per person). If it's not already paid for, GabrielleLeDoux buys a JNU condo with her perdiem. 

No other state/fed agency pays such generous perdiem. Why do we