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Dan8267
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2013 Feb 28, 8:42am
Congress should be allowed to set its own salary. Instead, their salaries should be based on Congress's approval rating.
Of course, most senators make most their money under the table in exchange for legislation. We'd need a way to stop that. I vote for prison terms.
curious2
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2013 Feb 28, 8:56am
Dan, if you proofread your comment, I think you'll find you're missing a couple of words.
After all, we pay their salaries
Just try to get a bill introduced to curtail congressional salaries and see how far it goes.
New Renter
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2013 Feb 28, 10:19am
After all, we pay their salaries
Just try to get a bill introduced to curtail congressional salaries and see how far it goes.
Executive order!
TechGromit
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2013 Feb 28, 10:33am
I know this much, if they don't resolve this situation within a month, I'll be likely looking for a job as a government contractor.
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http://pac.signon.org/sign/paycuts%2Dfor%2Dcongress%2D1?source=mo&id=63488-13509361-dBe1O_x
Petition Background
The across-the-board cuts set to go into effect at the end of the week will hurt the economy, and they should be stopped. But if Congress insists on cutting anyone's salary, they should cut their own paychecks first.
In fact, they have proposed a 20% across-the-board pay cut for 800,000 federal employees - all while leaving their salaries safely intact. If hard working employees will see an unexpected pay cut because Congress can’t get its own job done, shouldn’t our Congress members also see a pay cut?
After all, we pay their salaries.
As a state politician in Maine, I am seeing first-hand the devastating impact these cuts will have on our local communities. Why should our Congressional representatives not feel some of the pain, if they're so convinced that cuts are the answer? The least they can do is cut their own salaries first.