One Hand Doesn't Know What The Other Hand Is Doing
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So when does Congress offer up at least one of it's super perks in order to do 'the right thing' for the economy?
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What do you mean?Pigeon wrote:So when does Congress offer up at least one of it's super perks in order to do 'the right thing' for the economy?
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I got a reply from CongressPigeon wrote:So when does Congress offer up at least one of it's super perks in order to do 'the right thing' for the economy?
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Congress and presidents have some pretty sweet deals for health insurance, etc. while in office and after.
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AH!!! Bullshit.Pigeon wrote:Congress and presidents have some pretty sweet deals for health insurance, etc. while in office and after.
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Today, Members of the United States Congress enjoy perquisites, including:
-Comfortable salaries that are often determined through legislative sleight-of-hand and are at its highest ever.
-Pension benefits that are two to three times more generous than those offered in the private sector for similarly-salaried executives. -
-Congressional pensions are also inflation-protected, a feature that fewer than 1 in 10 private plans offer.
-Health and life insurance, approximately 3/4 and 1/3 of whose costs, respectively, are subsidized by taxpayers.
-Wheeled perks, including limousines for senior Members, prized parking spaces on Capitol Hill, and choice spots at Washington's two major airports.
-Travel to far-flung destinations as well as to home states and districts. Despite recent attempts to toughen gift and travel rules, "junkets" are still readily available prerogatives for many Members.
-A wide range of smaller perks that have defied reform efforts, from cut-rate health clubs to fine furnishings.
Members of Congress can also wield official powers that allow them to continue to enjoy the personal benefits outlined above, such as:
-The franking privilege, which gives lawmakers millions in tax dollars to create a favorable public image.
-An office staff that performs "constituent services" and doles out pork-barrel money to interest groups, private business and a multitude of others.
- Tax exemptions and immunities from tax, pension, and other laws that burden private citizens -- all crafted by lawmakers themselves.
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Peter J. Sepp
Who knows what other stuff is buried deep in the books...-Comfortable salaries that are often determined through legislative sleight-of-hand and are at its highest ever.
-Pension benefits that are two to three times more generous than those offered in the private sector for similarly-salaried executives. -
-Congressional pensions are also inflation-protected, a feature that fewer than 1 in 10 private plans offer.
-Health and life insurance, approximately 3/4 and 1/3 of whose costs, respectively, are subsidized by taxpayers.
-Wheeled perks, including limousines for senior Members, prized parking spaces on Capitol Hill, and choice spots at Washington's two major airports.
-Travel to far-flung destinations as well as to home states and districts. Despite recent attempts to toughen gift and travel rules, "junkets" are still readily available prerogatives for many Members.
-A wide range of smaller perks that have defied reform efforts, from cut-rate health clubs to fine furnishings.
Members of Congress can also wield official powers that allow them to continue to enjoy the personal benefits outlined above, such as:
-The franking privilege, which gives lawmakers millions in tax dollars to create a favorable public image.
-An office staff that performs "constituent services" and doles out pork-barrel money to interest groups, private business and a multitude of others.
- Tax exemptions and immunities from tax, pension, and other laws that burden private citizens -- all crafted by lawmakers themselves.
Source(s):
Peter J. Sepp
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