Urgent Reader Poll:
Should Congress Eliminate Its Tax-Payer Funded Perks… And Live Like The Rest Of Us?
Washington lawmakers live a life most Americans can only dream of.
They have a minimum salary more than triple the average worker, three-day work weeks to go with month-long vacations, and special tax breaks that would make most CEO's jealous.
It's no wonder Congress has lost any sense of the true value of money or a hard day's work.
This lack of fiscal leadership is part of the reason why the U.S. is now more than $17 trillion in debt and needs to borrow 46 cents out of every dollar it is spending this year.
And it's a big reason why Congress can never seem to figure out how to solve any of America's most pressing economic problems.
You and others never mention a couple of the biggest perks of all.
It must be neglect, because it can't be ignorance.
1. > They CAN'T BE CONVICTED OF INSIDER TRADING.!!!! Yes that is a BIG ONE!
2 > They are all treated like royalty wherever they go. They are waited on, bowed to, massaged, saluted, and treated like Kings and Queen or heads of State.
3.>They often don't have to pay for stuff or pay a large discount, because it's good business to have a Congressman visit your restaurant or hotel.
4. The Goverment pays huge amounts of money for them to travel to and fro from Wash DC. on Military Jets at government expense. There is no reason most of them can't fly commercial jets like the rest of the population.
Nancy Pelozi was the epitome of abuse with her
Pelosi made millions on the insider deal with Visa. Martha Stewart went to JAIL for doing just that
I HEAR THAT IS NOT THE ONLY PELOSI INSIDER TRADER DEAL. SHE NEEDS TO BE IN A FEDERAL PRISON FOR SURE.
No! Bob Vittar, Republican of Louisiana confirmed John of prostitutes need to be in jail. I'm no fan of Nancy but she has not violated the law!
Insider Trading IS against the law; therefore she did, in fact, brake the law (at least a law that all of us 'little people' are required to obey).
Its not Bob Vittar…..so what he got a shot of a** in private life…..I like his politics!
Your wrong Nate Nancy did break. The law they pass laws for all of us meaning they have to follow the laws they make no one is above the law so don't be stupid
It's David Vitter, and you obviously don't know politics or law.
Pelosi has done many violations and broken many laws. How about blackmail and extortion for passing the Obama Care! She lied, twisted more arms and blackmailed many to get the unread document passed! She has violated all sorts of trust and laws. How can you stick up for this criminal?
We have to confirm it so we will know what is in it.
Yes you are a fan of Nancy so own up to it. In fact, Vittar has gotten caught at what all too many guys do. His state continues to vote him in office. Pelosi is up to her neck in cronyism and use of the public treasury to enrich her family, both as lobbyists, and as beneficiaries of government money. When she was Speaker, she kept a military plane on standby so she could make frequent trips with family to west coast. Neither option may be a good one, but in this instance I'll take the busted John any day over Pelosi!
Not much, her inside deals r one thing, but she has also been found pass bills that have direct impact on her husbands dealing in the America Samoans islands.
No she just commited treason by verifying that obumer was born in Hawaii when he wasnt. She like most of congress and the senate are traitors and criminals. If they can inside trade then so should we. They cost us a fortune and within 2 terms are multi millionares. Vote them all out!!! And start over with blue collar workers who know how to balance a budget!!!!!!!
no, Nate, his name is David Vitter. They went after weiner, but not Vitter, why, because the GOP takes care of their own…..ask Issa…….
Pelosi and other members of the legislature enjoy the ability to buy and trade stocks based on information they have about certain sectors through pending legislation. This is insider trading at its' best. The legislature has passed laws explicitly exempting themselves from the same insider trading laws that would send the rest of us to jail.
They made the laws that allow them to 'inside' trade.
Not to mention, they voted themselves automatic raises.
I agree.
She is to Ugly to be in federal prison…Californians need to send her home and stop putting the “three wicket witches of the West” back in office every four years. They (Feinstein, Boxer and Nancy) are the worst far left liberals on the planet…did I mention all three are ugly too…no…not ugly, but fugly.
SHE WOULD MAKE CASTRO A GOOD CHAMBER MAID AND THE OTHERS SHOULD GO HOME
What I would like to know is why the "Heck" does California keep voting her back in?
How do we stage a "tea party" to eliminate this new royalty class of citizens.
They make the laws and will never consider ending the abusive perks that us
ordinary citizens don't even dream about.
While most of us have to work at least 10 years to qualify for partial pension benefits, our congressman qualify for full benefits after serving one term.
Alan,
I'm ready for the tea party independent movement so badly I can't stand it.
Please let me know if there is a movement we can join and start voting in honst, carrying and useful people into office. We HAVE to start somewhere. Now is definitely the time. I'm 60, married, have a family and want to see real changin my lifetime.
Hell, WE can start a movement, I'm READY.
Chris Gonsoulin
Pensacola, Fl.
I am so in Chris, let's get these losers OUT!! If there is a movement, let me know!!
Chris, I am with you however, I think the media has made the TEA (Tax Enough Already) party a bad name I would like to see a "Constitution" Party start. I would join that in a minute, and what is important is how would the media state your crazy if you believe in the Constitution?
How about the right wing radical party? We might scare the hell out of them. Lets go!!!! Or you got mine now I am going to get yours.
Chris, I believe a lot of people support your idea for some kind of a party; however, Congress all agreed that they each are entitled to every perk each of them receives, and without our vote on the subject(s). Who then really represents the PEOPLE'S interests? We say, "BUT IT'S OUR MONEY!!!" How then are we to believe any of our PROCLAIMED representatives will consider the concerns about anything related to the betterment of our country's PEOPLE or, for that matter, the CONSTITUTION? Certainly, insider trading is a crime for everyone except CONGRESS. I honestly believe this kind of TYRANNY can only be fixed and/or dealt with by a POWER much larger than what we might accept. The people of our country have "slept" all our rights away. A HOUSE DIVIDED CANNOT STAND!! Congress is not divided, by any means, between House and Senate or Replicans and Demoncrates (emphasis added). Rather, they are all under the same roof with one consent, THEIR OWN!!! Who can make the crocked crooked straight?
If you read up on the tea party crazies you will find out they are against everything this country is based on the tea party wants to abolish social security, medicare, medicade,food stamps,womens rights to decide on their own health, cut cancer treatments and anything that helps people when they are down and out. The only thing the tea party stands for is to disrupt everything Obama is trying to do for people like you and I. I personally think the tea party is a terrorist organization.
Well we had the Taxed Enough Already party trying to do just that and look what the government controlled media did to them. Good luck, it is a very entrenched and powerful establishment you want to take down, R's and D's alike. They will not go WILLINGLY.
I think what we need to do is just vote out everyone! Every last one of these jokers! They are all too spoiled, too out of touch and too ingrained into the culture of Washington. By voting them all out, we would send a powerful message. "You work for us" now do your job, or we'll replace you as well!
There are countries where one pays higher taxes but that work in a more honest fashion for their people. The first chance I have I will move.
Paul corley, You are a far left liar just like obumer, reid and pelosi. The Tea Party is against everything obumer wants because everything he wants is bad for our country. The Tea Party wants to fix our economy, health care system, energy costs, government spending. These things were all caused by the damocrats and the media. Go drink some more of your drug enhanced kool aid and leave the true american Patriots alone!!!!!!!!
It will be a miracle if it happens Chris. Just look at some of these morons on here arguing over whether the Republicans or Democrats are the better group. Apparently some people are just too stupid to realize they are one and the same !
Good point Chris, what I don't understand is why aren't we rioting and protesting against all this?? How else can things change? We can vote out the bad but the new Politian will get sucked in once they get to DC. Unless we all get radical and start protesting loudly, nothing will happen.. I am a follower not a leader, so if anyone knows how to start something up that will put positive change in DC, I AM ALL FOR IT, AND WILL HELP….
it is important for all of us to align with electoral opposition to these scum. the T party looks like the way to go now and in the near future elections.
why do we keep sending these crooks back into office.we need some fresh honest blood in our government.
This is obscene,they should not be allowed to invest in the stock market at all. Now there is no reason to be recieving social security,you are all to rich to start with.You are always saying,you want to help the citizens,that is pure bull crap. you are a bunch of pigs,you have prayes said before you work,people there is not enough prayers that will help when your life ends.MAY GOD HAVE MERCY ON YOUR SOUL.
OK, I agree that these guys and gals are ripping us off. How do we get them back on the same train as all the rest of us? It seems that the only way, is for us to limit them to one term at a time. We have the power to limit their term. It is only when they get to stay there that they wiggle their way into the DC Mafia. If possible, we should attach their salary to what the State that the represents think they are worth. Let the State pay the salary, and cut off all the things that none of us are privileged for.
Who will bell the cat? Who will put this obscenity into the News? All the Media is dialed into their act, and brain washes everone that reads the garbage they spew out for us stupid, suckers. I say who ever is in, throw them out, start over each election year. We can not be any worse off. We don't seem to have the power to do it any other way.
You can't vote them out, the two party system keeps putting in the same type people. They don't follow the constitution, they make their own rules. If we rebel, they throw 'us' in jail. Do we need a third party, who monitors them? We can't monitor or correct the present politicians. Do we wait for the World Brotherhood of Muslims to take over (via Obama) to settle the problem (this should be in place by the end of Obama's term). Nobody has a 'battle' plan. We can't screen any 'new' politicians.
Just vote the old politicians out and do it often…..that will keep the money pushers jumping thru the hoop to see who they can buy off…
I do not believe any of this comes from our President. He already is limited to two terms max. Perhaps we should consider extending this control to The House and Senate members. It might just solve the problem, and have a big impact on our budget deficit. I am just sayin….
Florida's House and Senate voted two term limits on themselves. They can't even walk in a place of business and get a free cup of coffee, much less be taken to lunch and have their check picked up. This has turned into a disaster. On term limit, new people being voted in have just began to get their feet wet and understand how it all works, and they are termed out. This is especially true of persons never having been in a political office before. We, they people, are wishing that we could extend this term limit for a longer period of time so these elected officials have a chance to make some changes they were elected upon. Just a little personal experience to share on limiting terms. I do believe there should be a limit, but perhaps more like every 4- 5 terms. Career politicians such as Harry Reed are not working for the people, but for themselves.
the crap that goes on behind closed door. we american's should do all the votes as congress does who needs cheaters and games
I am afraid any of what you are all wishing you could plan and pull off is too late .Look at Sirya, and what has happened to their citizens, look at eygpt , half and Half amungst themselves.( Islamics ), some are good some are not good..they clash and related to that is Isreals Borders being surrounded by , Iran , Hamas and Hezbelah ..all terrorists who want to Irradicate all Jews…
What I am trying to say is The Whole world is in a horrible state of affairs..the only way out is throgh Jesus Christ The almight one ..Our Saviour..SO repent and focous on Him and nothing else..Amen
P.S. Obama is a Liar and He is not interested in anything Humane !!Read you Bibles , Prophecesy is where you should start ..it's in The last book ,called Revellations , it is all there ..all that is to come …check it our and perhaps you will save your soul from the firey pits of Hell..Hell IS real…
Simple solution. Next time you vote, vote out anyone up for reelection. Send a message that we are fed up with the Feds. If you don't vote them out the you have nothing to whine about.
Problem is, I'd have to vote for a damned donkey, and friends, that ain't gonna happen.
We can get together and have a party when all the partiers aren't required to be good christians or any other specific characteristic of a "good patriot".
VOTE THEM OUT. That is how we eliminate this.
You are so right VOTE THEM OUT!!!!! and have term limits 2 terms just like the president
You are not correct. They do not qualify for full benefits after one term. They are Federal employees and must complete a minimum of 5 years to be vested. Then the counter starts toward their retirement just like any other federal employee.
One term for a Senator is 6 years. That equals one term. Representatives term is two years so they would have to serve two terms. Someone suggested 4 or 5 terms. For a Senator that would equal 24or30 years and for a Representative it would be 8 or 10 years. Not acceptable for me.
how do we get this vote in front of congress so they don't have any questions about how we, the people, actually feel about them?
Check out an organization called "WolfPac". It is promoting a way to stop this foolishness. WolfPac wants to get a constitutional convention convened so we can make sure that corporations are NOT people. Write your Senators and your Representative and ask them to supply you with what they spend to staff and furnish their offices.
This administration does not adhere to the constitution so what good with a constitutional convention do. So far they have violated Article 1, section 1 through executive orders.directives that change the meaning of laws previously inacted, section 7, for allowing the senate to orginate bills for raising Revenue, section 8 allowing the Pres. with UN approval to bomb another country without approval of Congress, Article II natural born citizen become Pres. , Amendments 1st, 2nd 4th, 5th, 6th,10th,14th, all violated, the 15th, 24th and 26th have been abridged by stopping states from ensuring only citizens vote.
Do you think they would pay any attention to any new amendments?
You have a point, but, the Unions are as culpable as corporations. Public Service Unions should be against the law. Even Roosevelt said the public worker could not join a union. It all causes the same results. Money in/Money out.
Pelosi liar and snake that she is. and obama demos repubs the others feds. washington dc.
yes , send her to prision, its about time we americans wake up, people like her think they are royalty, she is no better the some person living on the street., our fore fathers didnt mean for people to become filthy rich off the goverment, and the president is no better, spending money like he does to go golfing and vacations one right after another, he doesnt do enough to deserve a vacation., hes a president, not a king, now he wants to do a third term, i dont believe it>
This is for all of you ( not just for John ). How-in-th-hell, can you sit there and bicker about the money the politicians spend, at a time when our nation is under
attack ( literlly ) by the islamist world, with our president leading them. They put
him in office ( an expertly choreographed, activity) as part of a project that got it's
start about 60 years, ago. Right now, the only thing to save this nation from total
destruction is the impeachment of barrack hussein obama. The supreme court has
already given the congress the official, go-ahead, it's legal, about three weeks ago.
But, congress is so damned, stagnated, they're not even capable of doing the only
act that can save this nation, from destruction.
Pelosi is one of the worst ever FAT CATS. We the American people allowed this to happen. Not content with flying around in her own Commercial Airliner she even charges us for a bottle of water. Why don't the politicians worry more about fuel prices even though we have more resources than anywhere in the world? Because they charge us for their furl costs and most of their families are on the doll! Then they make more money from the lobbyists who are keeping the price of fuel high. Can you imagine how the economy would take off if fuel prices came down a dollar!Diesel fuel is much cheaper to make than gasoline yet special interests have it priced ridiculously high effecting all goods and services. It should be priced below gasoline. America has got to wake up and get rid of these bums in congress…..
VOTE THEM ALLOUT AND GO WITH TERM LIMITS
What gives when one person goes to jail and another don't get much media attention of the fact. Where is the DOJ?
NO, Stewart was convicted for trumped up perjury charge.
No Martha went to jail for lieing to congress, u know much like Bill Cliton, but Martha unlike Bill went to jail.
Oh will, we elect people to hold office, they pass laws to apply to taxpayers n yet these people r not held accountable for anything.
Isn't it time to change this system, hold them accountable, n demand that no law is passed that doesn't apply to congress as well. Tired of government discriminating against legal citizens of America.
PELOSI SHOULD OF WENT TO JAIL WHEN THEY CHANGED THE INSIDE TRADING, THIS WAS AGAINST THE LAW FOR GOVERNMENT PEOPLE TO HAVE ANY THING TO DO WITH THIS, AND FOR AS MANY WHO WENT ALONG WITH THIS SHOULD OF LOST THERE JOBS AND SHOULD OF PAID TH TAX PAYERS THE MONEY BACK FOR DOING SOMETHING LIKE, I FEEL THAT POLOSI SHOULDN'T BE GETTING PAID FOR ANYTHING SHE DOE AND BE PUT OUT OF HER JOB, WHEN YOUR A CERTAIN AGE YOU SHOULD GET OUT OF THE WHITE HOUSE AND HAVE YOUR FINISH WITH ANYTHING, THERE MAKING MORE MONEY AND THEN THERE STILL TAKING MORE MONEY FROM THE TAX PYERS WE PAID ENOUGH AND THEY HAVE SO MUCH MONEY THEY CAN PAY THE TRILLIONS OF DOLLARS THEY PUT THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IN. AND WE SHOULD ALL SUE THE GOVERNEMNT FOR NOW KEEPING A BUDGET AND THEY SHOULD BE OUT ON THERE EARS, WITHOUT ANY RETIEMEN OR ANYTHING, THIS SHOULD OF HAPPEN ALONG TIME AGO, AND THEY SHOULD HAVE NO RIGHS CHANGING HE BILLS SO THEY GE EVERYTHING AND PAY RAISES WHEN THE COUNTRY IS BEING SO BAD,
SHE NEEDS TO BE PUT A WAY FOR LIFE WITH HARD LABOR
As if that's not bad enough, Marthas reputation is tarnished. The general population doesn't clearly understand and tends to judge her based solely on the fact she went to prison. Some don't even know what she did to be given her sentence. Ashame want this strong business women has had to endure, when others are never made to answer for their crimes.
It seems the presidents words indicating that we all will suffer from the sequester, does not apply to our political leaders. Unless our leaders return to a serving mentality and live with a compensation like the rest of Americans do, the top heaviness from the financial weight it costs to run the government is going to topple us as a country. They forget that the trillions of tax dollars sent to Washington is to run the country, not pad their own pockets. Who in government has the courage to stand up demand the use of our money change?
all there right wing people better wake up and smel the roses, all i ask is to visit both sides and get the truth , and ps get away from racest comment ps im white and very happy i grew up in the getto with mmixed races , i have done well
Give them Minimum wage no perks ,Medicare ,no gas fiights make them buy all of their own equitment and pay rent and utilities and lose ALL LIFE TIME CONCESSIONS .Then see who they Support because we will out Law lobbying for ever !
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I agree with you wholeheartedly. In fact I think we should fire the lot and hire some out of work folks who have a clue about "budgets"
They should live in their districts and listen to their constituents visiting WDC only for votes.
Agreed, to most all comments. Our "public servants", including and maybe especially so, should get no more than a living wage, and only if they aren't independently wealthy when they enter office or become so at any time while in office. Any expense needed for "fact finding" or otherwise should be fully documented in public record, talking complete copies of receipts and explanation as to why it was necessary, no act of a public servant should qualify for national security protection, that's what the military is for, if they need to not disclose where they are going or for why to protect themselves that is temporarily okay. When flights are needed they should fly on public airlines in coach unless their is a security threat, then they can fly 1st class or private depending on severity of threat. Do this and thousands of college educations could be paid for and/or no person would have to be without somewhere to live and something to eat. We all have something to do it's just a matter of if we do it or not, from washing the dishes to standing up against oppression and a government that is exactly the opposite of what our for-fathers envisioned.
Public servants are volunteers and should get no more than shelter, food, and the reward of serving their fellow citizens.
Exactly public service should be an honor with very little pay involved, president included. That would definitely weed out the money hungry bunch like we have now.
I LOVE THIS!!!
I agree, it is time the USA comes back into the hands of the people not the government
They seem to conveniently forget that they are "public servants". Therefore, they ought to be making minimum wage or their jobs should be "volunteer". Bet things would get fixed real fast then. They also need term limits.
And what about the Senate and House of Representatives? Supreme Court Justices? What are their salaries and perks? The same should be applied to them also. All of this needs to be stopped.
If they get minimum (rounded up) $60,000 a year in pensions, then they shouldn't be allowed to *also* receive Social Security, they don't even pay into that do they?
They should be under the same law of other civil servant, government employee. If you get a government pension but have paid in enough into SS during private employment , your SS pension is reduced by 2/3 what you would be entitled to if you did not get a government pension.
In town that I lived we had friends who daughter was employed by Justice Sandra Day O'Connor. She was paid over 70,000 per year just to make sure her robe didn't have any wrinkles and to put in on her when needed.
You are so right!
Nothing but a bunch of crooks in government and it has been like that for a long time! Complaining does not help. Action does!
You can not change things when the public does not do anything about that.
Get rid of all them old farts in congress and in the senate and elect new people, and, for sure the speaker of the house!!! He is arrogant and vain and needs to stay home and treat his family like he does the citizens of this great country and yes, fire him without the benefit of getting unemployment:-) :-)
Somebody should put a contract out on that S.O.B.
Leave PREDIDENT OBAMA alone. He can only do so much when a bunch of idiots are there with him and are only concerned about their own pay-check.
I,m going out on a limb, but you are either misinformed or completely ignorant of Mr.& Mrs. Obama's abuses. Congress could not hold a candle to the financial abuses of our first family. Together they have spent more money on themselves than the last five presidents combined( Hundreds of MILLIONS )Mrs. Obama has over twenty assistants on payroll. The next nearest first lady was Hillary Clinton with three.These abuses are on several govt websites. Stop drinking the koolaid. Do you have over twenty assistants on payroll. TO DO WHAT!
Your comments show a lack of mature judgment, commonly known as weasel words. Try to remember, there is no dispute if you identify facts and accept an unknown as an unknown. If one believes something to be true or false because they would like it to be true or false, an argument to consequences is involved. When one is hopeful for a positive consequence, they are engaging in a particular version of argument to consequences called wishful thinking. Wishful thinking is synonymous with denial…denial is often the last refuge of the unconvinced.
Hi Barbara…I voted for Obama because I though he was the lesser of 2 evils. However, I never intended for him to misconstrue his election to think I want him to do anything he wants without working with the other 2 branches of government…all of which are unaccountable for the screwing Americans are receiving. After Obamacare, I certainly don't feel Mr. Obama should be "left alone" to do what ever he pleases. I believe no matter whom you elect to serve in Washington, nothing will change because once they are in Washington, they become another pig at the trough of taxpayer money. I wish you well….
I agree with you whole heartedly. Obama is doing the best he can while the Republicans only goal is to get rid of him.
His agenda is to spend as much money as possible, turn the country into a welfare state, and take vacation.
Yea – Lets all give Obama all the money he wants to spend and of course, allow him to print money anytime and raise the debt limit.
Sorry Barbara but you sound like a complete idiot. You might want to retract your "Contract" Statement before it bites you
i'm for that. I really think it should be a volunteer thing. See how many would do that?
our government is going to destroy what is left of america.
sad to see it happening but it is going down hill fast
InVESTIGATE PELOSI and her Husband! Again!
Its time they serve the people and stop living off of us………
f any member of congress would come and live with any senior citizen they would see what it is like, just for one month. Or live with a family on the poverty line. They just might be shocked. Take away some of their perks even and let them pay for themselves. They want to play with our social security that we have worked for all our lives. My husband and I don't even get a pension. They would be welcome to come stay with me for a month.
Great points Ron! One other point. They get to vote and authorize their own raises!!!
Term limits & let America draft the policies on what they can and cannot do.
If i thought my comments would matter i would be the first to do so, but we all know that this will fall on deaf ears of our greedy pigs in congtess and our government. I won't waste my breath on this useless crap!!!!
I'm sorry but you just did.
Thank you, This is how we Let our feelings be Known and just I hope some one will pay attention .
^THIS…..it cant be ignored that while the "news" was being alarmist with the latest North Korean saber rattling, and getting people worried and all worked up, that the Congress repealed the insider trading bill they passed last year after scrutiny and a giant spot light was shown on it. These people make deals with corporations, or purposely invest in sectors they know their legislation will effect directly to influence it. That should be a crime in itself.
But, just go back to sleep. The news will tell you what to think, and what to worry about. Keep worrying about party labels and groups being castigated and demonized. Keep allowing the politicians to pit these groups they have created to keep people at each others throats, and on the various plantations they have created.
Until and unless everyone wakes up, and realizes that we live in a one party system, which is a giant three ring circus to make you believe there is a difference…the country will continue to slide into totalitarian state, freedoms will continue to be eroded, and they will concrete their power and wealth at your expense.
Ron, I agree with the insider trading comment. Our DC officials know where the billions are going to be spent beforehand. Nice info for they and their buds. If they don't leak the info to their cronnies, they are exposed abused and run out of town.
Political office is addictive; probably more so than drugs, power, perks and profit. Let's use term limits to put them in a rehab program call a real job in the real world.
I knew a great percentage would vote for congress to take all their perks away but it should be 100%. There must be some of them voting in this poll.
Sure are a lot of wisher here. You have the fox guarding the hen house, buy what means do you believe they or any one not in those comfy positions will vote to downgrade them or even approach a change. Only one way to make a change and most will not follow. Whats left?
Your propaganda is very much slanted. While you are attacking Nancy Pelosi, what are the Republican leaders positions on these benefits. It is easy to oppose benefits when you absolutely know that they will not be eliminated and you still get the benefit despite your vote. Further, what about the public being able to enjoy some of the same benefits.
The advertisers appear to be from the same sources that gave us the market failures in 2000 and the housing blunders in 2008. Time to wise up folks!
The truth hurts I know.
And what do we taxpayers get for all this extraordinary money? Extraordinary service? Nope. Try an extraordinary screwing. Congress does NOTHING, unless you count the TWO TIMES this year alone that they raised middle class taxes after promising to never do so. First they raised our Social Security tax on January 1, and now they are on the fast track to impose sales tax on middle class internet sales. These things they gleefullyly passed. But something useful like a real budget? Oh no, can't have that!
None of the above is true.
Agree. The big bucks aren't the salary, gym etc. Insider trading and cushy directorships etc when they leave office dwarf the salary.
Is it really possible that 546 individuales make ALL the rules for over 340,000,000?
They should not be above the law what is good for one should be good for the rest. Pelosi Should be locked up as well. It is wrong for any of them to be above the law.
The members of congress, senate, and president should be less valuable than the military that is charged to protect us. The elected officials should be paid just like the members of the service with no more benefits than the service members get. The pay rate for civil service is based on performance and pay grade. Start at the bottom and work your way up like everyone else. If they want to campaign, then pay for it yourself, but when your away from your job, you will be on leave of absence without pay. All people should pay into S.S. and if you want more then set up a retirement plan for yourself.