100 million a year could be saved by bringing congressional pensions in line with private pensions

[stray cat]

Too bad the constitution allows congress to decide how much money we have to pay them and their benefits -that's not competition. What hypocrites.

http://www.wnd.com/index.php?pageId=9971

[Drale]

1. How about get rid of congressional pensions all together?

We need to find a way to stop these people from thinking of it as a job and not a public service.

[snagglepuss]

2. K and R nt

[newtothegame]

3. Try to sell getting rid of government pensions to the rest of DU. Good luck on that. nt

[zbdent]

4. I wonder how much could be saved by cutting the salaries of the 'bagger politicians

to $0, no benefits, no pensions ...

since they don't like the "big gummint", they shouldn't be taking their paychecks from it ... they are now the beast they were tilting at ...

[hayu_lol]

5. 'They' keep telling us that they devote themselves to public...

service. OK, no pensions, get charged rent on your fanciest offices, no franking privs, and cut salaries to more acceptable $75,000/year. That will do it.

[msongs]

6. limit years received to = actual years in service. 1 house term = 2yr pension only nt

[Scruffy1]

7. Total nonsense

Congressman are covered under FERS. They get 1% of their high three per anum and are vested after five years. Some of the old one were there before 1984 and are covered under CSRS (civil service) and they get 2% per year. Do a congressman who served for ten years would get about $17000 per year plus social security. Also the pension is taken out of their check at about 1% a year plus they pay social security.