How about a pay CUT for all politicians?
Oh heaven's no, then they'll have to purchase properties to rent out to people, then they'll be so busy they forget to pay the taxes on it...
Wait, doesn't that sound like a certain NY Congressman........ ?
I would suggest that a 15% pay cut—across the board, for all government employees be a good place to start.
Good idea! I’d like to see a cap on expense accounts - especially those in the executive branch. Let 0bamao eat pot roast instead of wagyu steak.
I have a better idea. Let the politicians personally share in the savings by cutting government spending. How about we give the House and the Senate a pay bonus equal to 0.1% of the amount by which federal spending is reduced from the previous year. That bonus will be divided equally among every rep and senator.
So lets say Congress cuts 2011 federal spending by $200 billion compared with 2010. The 0.1% bonus will give Congress $200mm to split among the 535 federal reps and senators. That would be a bonus of $373,831.78 for every member of Congress.
I'll bet that would get federal spending down faster than anything. ,