All legislators get a monthly perdiem check of $7,200 during the session, except the Juneau senator and the two house representatives who get somewhat less. None of them spend $7,000 each month in Juneau during the session. There monthly rent is usually around $1,000. So they pocket this additional tax free money to augment their salary (Sam Kito), pay all of his non-perdiem expenses (Pete Kelley), buy expensive suits (Chris Tuck), and the list goes on. Its not surprising that legislators don't want to talk about this theft of government funds. It's not per diem reimbursement.