Doing well by my employees wasn't a "luxury." It didn't cost me a cent. 

The real question is not how Congressional gross compensation compares to "many Americans", but rather: How does net income for someone receiving a 72% subsidy under the ACA compare to that same person's net income when they were receiving free healthcare before the ACA? They're the same. You seem to think that a 72% subsidy is a pay raise for Congress. It isn't. It's a net zero — no pay cut and no raise.