The MA legislative salary schedule actually is very close to the median income.
https://www.census.gov/hhes/www/income/data/historical/household/2013/h08.xls
$62,963
But that’s for the Little People.
Hey, they want to live in the lap of luxury! Who are their constituents to deny to them?
You see, the median income is just not enough to keep up with elected officials’ taste for the finer things in life.
Its an entitlement.