To: The United States House of Representatives, The United States Senate, and President Donald Trump
Revoke Pay + Fine Senators, Congresspeople & President
If and when the government is shut down - Senators, Congresspeople & our President are not to receive their regular pay or benefits during the term. In addition, all are fined $1,000 every day the government is shut down. Back pay is not an option.
Why is this important?
Legislators make $174,000 per year to do their job and can't seem to do their job.
Most of us make far less than $174K and if we don't work, we don't get paid. In exchange for holding our service people and first responders hostage - lets collect a fine of $1,000 per day during a government shut down from each Senator and Representative. Our current president does not take a paycheck but future presidents may elect to do so - let's make sure they are included.
Additionally - regular pay and benefits during the time the government is shut down are revoked (no back pay provided). Many Americans live this way and it is at our government's incompetent hand they must do so - legislators deserve a taste of this.
A few Congresspeople have suggested a similar bill but it will not be introduced until next year - this is too late. This should have already been in place (http://bit.ly/2rnwT0H).
Little known fact - the bill Obama signed to ensure military are paid in this event was temporary - http://bit.ly/2DTnNeJ - it expired in 2015.
Senators and Congresspeople should be ashamed of their ineptitude. They should be ashamed of their short sightedness. They should be ashamed this is not already a law. They should be ashamed of collecting a paycheck for a job they did not do.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-wealth-reduces-compassion/
The White House has removed the petition site while they build a new one ([not appropriate] http://wapo.st/2EXt5VE) so this site will have to do.
Most of us make far less than $174K and if we don't work, we don't get paid. In exchange for holding our service people and first responders hostage - lets collect a fine of $1,000 per day during a government shut down from each Senator and Representative. Our current president does not take a paycheck but future presidents may elect to do so - let's make sure they are included.
Additionally - regular pay and benefits during the time the government is shut down are revoked (no back pay provided). Many Americans live this way and it is at our government's incompetent hand they must do so - legislators deserve a taste of this.
A few Congresspeople have suggested a similar bill but it will not be introduced until next year - this is too late. This should have already been in place (http://bit.ly/2rnwT0H).
Little known fact - the bill Obama signed to ensure military are paid in this event was temporary - http://bit.ly/2DTnNeJ - it expired in 2015.
Senators and Congresspeople should be ashamed of their ineptitude. They should be ashamed of their short sightedness. They should be ashamed this is not already a law. They should be ashamed of collecting a paycheck for a job they did not do.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-wealth-reduces-compassion/
The White House has removed the petition site while they build a new one ([not appropriate] http://wapo.st/2EXt5VE) so this site will have to do.