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tritsofme

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7. You would only hurt the few legislators out there of modest means.

Reply to TheMastersNemesis (Original post)

Sun Aug 16, 2015, 01:21 PM

Aug 2015

To the mega-rich that dominate Congress, the pay and benefits are a drop in the bucket and taking it away would not bother them much.

But you would make life very difficult for men like Joe Biden or Bernie Sanders to ever get started or stay involved in politics.

You make lots of valid points, but this is a bad prescription.

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Time To Put An End To Congressional Pensions & Lifetime Health Care. [View all] TheMastersNemesis Aug 2015 OP

I agree ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2015 #1

First, the do work like any other pension plan, second, in pension plans you don't take it with Bluenorthwest Aug 2015 #6

Okay, but yes ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2015 #10

Only Sgent Aug 2015 #12

You're both kind of correct madville Aug 2015 #13

They don't care spinbaby Aug 2015 #2

we complain, loudly and longly about rich Congresspeople dsc Aug 2015 #3

No it's not. LWolf Aug 2015 #4

+1 Gidney N Cloyd Aug 2015 #8

I have a confession to make. Vinca Aug 2015 #5

You would only hurt the few legislators out there of modest means. tritsofme Aug 2015 #7

Hear, hear! smirkymonkey Aug 2015 #9

Members of Congress pay into their pensions and healthcare like all other federal employees pinboy3niner Aug 2015 #11