You have missed the point. Alaskan legislators are supposed to work 90 days each year. That would be about $200,000.00 a year. They all have other jobs. The ones working for the oil companies make plenty of money when they are not in session. Many other legislators work other jobs as it should be. They VOLUNTARILY extend their jobs each year. They actually violate the constitution to do it. They should get their job done in 90 days and then the pay is extremely high indeed.