I bet if Congress was told they would not be receiving a paycheck due to trillions we are in debt, we can’t afford them and we are cutting their $150,000+ salaryX535 members, they would raise a cry and demand. If we can’t live within our household budget, we need to: 1) take out a loan, 2) max out our credit cards, 3) do without. Either way we have to pay our debts. The U.S. can’t keep borrowing just to be benevolent to others. Congress needs to sit down, ascertain the expenditures we must have and cut the rest.
I still maintain that the Constitution should have been amended to forcibly tie Congressional salaries to a percentage of the GDP of the country, with hefty consequences for suddenly ending up with far greater than you would reasonably gain when in office.
I agree 100%. They have a Cadillac health insurance plan too. They should be forced to use Obamacare since they thought it was so great, or pay out of pocket for an upgrade.
I will bet you are right, and generally, I don't bet on anything but horse races. However, I believe most of them have made enough money off of their position (which they aren't supposed to do) they really don't need their salary. But it comes in handy as a steady income and future pension.
I bet if Congress was told they would not be receiving a paycheck due to trillions we are in debt, we can’t afford them and we are cutting their $150,000+ salaryX535 members, they would raise a cry and demand. If we can’t live within our household budget, we need to: 1) take out a loan, 2) max out our credit cards, 3) do without. Either way we have to pay our debts. The U.S. can’t keep borrowing just to be benevolent to others. Congress needs to sit down, ascertain the expenditures we must have and cut the rest.
I still maintain that the Constitution should have been amended to forcibly tie Congressional salaries to a percentage of the GDP of the country, with hefty consequences for suddenly ending up with far greater than you would reasonably gain when in office.
I agree 100%. They have a Cadillac health insurance plan too. They should be forced to use Obamacare since they thought it was so great, or pay out of pocket for an upgrade.
I will bet you are right, and generally, I don't bet on anything but horse races. However, I believe most of them have made enough money off of their position (which they aren't supposed to do) they really don't need their salary. But it comes in handy as a steady income and future pension.