It's plain and simple the part that people of Alaska are outraged about is the excessive per diem that they collect. The reality of who is elected is pretty straight forward, for the most part it is not the middle part of the population running for the legislature as they can not get leave from the jobs to be in Juneau for 4 months. As for Pete Kelly assuming that the per diem is compensation perhaps he needs to look it up, it is designed to cover ones additional costs for working away from their home. It is why long-term per diem and short term per diem is different, but since he sees it as compensation then it should be considered on his income tax forms. If not then he is guilty of tax evasion. The reality is the house passed it knowing full well the senate will reject it, it makes a good headline but that is all it is.