To: The United States House of Representatives and The United States Senate

Get rid of salary for life

Tax payers are paying for congressmen's retirement salary for life. This needs to stop.

Why is this important?

Every elected representative in the house and senate are paid their salary for the remainder of their lives - plus benefits. This began in order to compensate farmers or small businessmen for leaving their livelihood to serve the people. Now it has become an industry, and by cutting these golden parachutes, the money could be used in better ways.