It's not that "some" are worse than others, it's that everyone gets something like $300/day for the entire 120 day session - $2.1m. Maybe we start by changing them to the "Long-Term (More than 30 days)" rates - $78/day total (cuts $1.5m off). Then eliminate the "travel during session" category - they're in Juneau to work, not travel. Lots of whining about "not enough time" - being there for 120 straight days will help with that.

Also need to remember that the state doesn't *owe* Juneau a government-funded economy. It's absolutely retarded to have our government working in an isolated vacuum like that. I'd love to attend hearings, but how? I can't afford to take 120 days off work and go sit in a hotel in Juneau and wait to see when things happen. If Anchorage (or Palmer/Wasilla/etc) can host the legislature significantly cheaper than Juneau, then let Juneau counter-bid to keep them there. Maybe the 32k population of Juneau can donate their PFDs to the state to help offset the expense.