We the people of the United States of America believe that in order for our public servants to truly serve the people that have elected them that they should all make the same wage as the rest of normal, hard-working Americans. This wage is known as the minimum wage. If this Amendment is passed, elected officials will be subject to the same rules and benefits that minimum wage earners have; pay taxes, have overtime for any legitimate time worked over 40 hours. The elected officials also must now pay for their own immediate family medical, dental, and vision insurance. This common sense amendment insures that the minimum wage set will be a truly livable wage, and that the working poor have a chance to work themselves out of poverty.
Why is this important?
In order for our elected officials to truly understand what it's like to be a member of the working poor we propose that ALL elected officials receive minimum wage and pay for their own medical benefits and retirement plans like the rest of normal, hard-working Americans. This amendment to the constitution will save the government money by reducing the cost of government salaries to the most fairly administered wage standard available: the minimum wage.
