To: The United States House of Representatives and The United States Senate
Change Congressional pay and benefits
Congress (both houses) has raised their own pay, given themselves a wonderful retirement package, and a great health program. This needs to change and the following are the changes:
1. Accept minimum wages only for hours worked
2. Live in dorm situation
3. Eat on your own money or eat at the dorm
4. Travel on your own money
5. Have Social Security as your retirement
6. Have medicare or Blue Cross/Blue Shield for medical
Just because you are elected officials, that does not mean your are better than the rest of us and should have better benefits. 2 years in Congress should not bring you thousands of dollars a year in retirement.
1. Accept minimum wages only for hours worked
2. Live in dorm situation
3. Eat on your own money or eat at the dorm
4. Travel on your own money
5. Have Social Security as your retirement
6. Have medicare or Blue Cross/Blue Shield for medical
Just because you are elected officials, that does not mean your are better than the rest of us and should have better benefits. 2 years in Congress should not bring you thousands of dollars a year in retirement.
Why is this important?
The government is currently out of touch with how a huge percentage of the citizens feel about them and their lack of action. Only working a few hours a week and doing nothing in the process is making the American people lose faith in them and this can bring about rather bad results. If the elected officials lose many of their benefits and only get paid when working, maybe they will do better.