I mean until the USG stops footing the bill for the President and VP this isn't going to change. You can pay an external contractor more than the VP but not a federal employee (some handwaveyness around locale benefits).

If Kamala had to actually pay for all of the stuff she did out of her $284,600/yr salary we'd see that number go way up real fast. I doubt that even covers her security detail if she stayed at the Observatory all year.

The USA has a revenue of ~4.5 Trillion and the 2nd in charge gets <300k while companies with well under 1T revenue have numerous employees with $xx million compensation.

> [1] The aggregate limitation on pay for members of the Senior Executive Service and employees in senior-level or scientific or professional positions covered by a certified performance appraisal system is the total annual compensation payable to the Vice President under 3 U.S.C. 104 on the last day of the calendar year.

[1]: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/pay-admi...