I think, eventually, it will NOT pay, however.

https://pjmedia.com/columns/stephen-kruiser/2020/12/02/the-morning-briefing-lets-start-jailing-lawmakers-who-violate-their-own-covid-restrictions-n1183923

People are getting very very very fed up with this kind of nonsense.  They should have to be punished for their misdeeds just like the rest of us, but because of "connections" they are not.  This tells a lot about our country, does it not? 

What goes around, comes around.