Are you perplexed by the cry for budget cuts and reducing the amount of the national debt? I agree that as a country we spend far too much on military boondoggles. But did you also wonder what we pay our elected officials at the federal level. The average for rank and file members of congress is $174,000*. That is for both the House and Senate. In 2009 the personal wealth for these our employees went up to $911,510*. I thought that they were public servants. Where is it written that they can get wealthy on our tax dollars? This does not include the perks that they have lavished on themselves over the years, such as a health care program that could benefit every citizen of the United States. We the people need to call these bums on the carpet and demand that they take a pay cut before they reduce the services that we pay for with our taxes.
The congress needs to tighten their belts before they take money away from programs like Social Security, Education etc. Every one of them should take a pay cut to reduce the amount of money that is wasted by our great nation. I do not know about you, but I sure could live nicely on the average salary that congress pays itself. The money that these people get from lobbyists is downright obscene. The trips they take on our money is just plain ridiculous. I would love to have their work schedule. Wouldn't you enjoy having the time off that we give our employees!
They only way we have to make them sit up and take notice, is to throw them out of office. I do not care what political affiliation you have, the next time your senator and congress persons are up for re-election, vote them out, even if it means that you have to vote against your parties choice. It is time we make them earn the salary we pay them. Let them know you are sick and tired of paying them for doing nothing to improve our personal wealth and not their own.
The other message we need to impart to this group is that we are facing a global crisis within the next 50 years. If the nations of the world do not get their collective rear ends in gear, we could see the end of life as we know it. The scientific community should be fully integrated into government policy making. How much more proof do they need that bad things are happening to our planet some of which is caused by our current use of coal and oil. Where is the outrage about our dwindling clean water supplies? Do we not care that our grandchildren might not have enough food to eat? The boys and girls who work for us have to wake up to these eventualities unless they get off their duffs.
When I was in high school, the world was a different place. We were taught that government was for the people by the people. For the most part our elected officials were on the same page as their constituents. Over the ensuing decades the picture has changed. Now these people seem to believe their own press. They commit adultery, steal money and take bribes. Just recently, one of the senators in my home state admitted to sexually harassing several women while he was in office. What is going on with these people? I think that we need to be more aware of who we are hiring to represent us.
Thank you for reading this article. If you feel the same way about what I have talked about, please let your elected officials know how you feel. It is easy to do this today. Just go on the web and Google your senator and congressman's name. You will find a link to their email address. Their mailing address is also listed so if you prefer to send a letter you can. The important thing is to let them know that we are their employer, and if they want to keep the job they better pay attention to our needs and not their own interests.
Carl Lannquist
*from About.com US Government information
The congress needs to tighten their belts before they take money away from programs like Social Security, Education etc. Every one of them should take a pay cut to reduce the amount of money that is wasted by our great nation. I do not know about you, but I sure could live nicely on the average salary that congress pays itself. The money that these people get from lobbyists is downright obscene. The trips they take on our money is just plain ridiculous. I would love to have their work schedule. Wouldn't you enjoy having the time off that we give our employees!
They only way we have to make them sit up and take notice, is to throw them out of office. I do not care what political affiliation you have, the next time your senator and congress persons are up for re-election, vote them out, even if it means that you have to vote against your parties choice. It is time we make them earn the salary we pay them. Let them know you are sick and tired of paying them for doing nothing to improve our personal wealth and not their own.
The other message we need to impart to this group is that we are facing a global crisis within the next 50 years. If the nations of the world do not get their collective rear ends in gear, we could see the end of life as we know it. The scientific community should be fully integrated into government policy making. How much more proof do they need that bad things are happening to our planet some of which is caused by our current use of coal and oil. Where is the outrage about our dwindling clean water supplies? Do we not care that our grandchildren might not have enough food to eat? The boys and girls who work for us have to wake up to these eventualities unless they get off their duffs.
When I was in high school, the world was a different place. We were taught that government was for the people by the people. For the most part our elected officials were on the same page as their constituents. Over the ensuing decades the picture has changed. Now these people seem to believe their own press. They commit adultery, steal money and take bribes. Just recently, one of the senators in my home state admitted to sexually harassing several women while he was in office. What is going on with these people? I think that we need to be more aware of who we are hiring to represent us.
Thank you for reading this article. If you feel the same way about what I have talked about, please let your elected officials know how you feel. It is easy to do this today. Just go on the web and Google your senator and congressman's name. You will find a link to their email address. Their mailing address is also listed so if you prefer to send a letter you can. The important thing is to let them know that we are their employer, and if they want to keep the job they better pay attention to our needs and not their own interests.
Carl Lannquist
*from About.com US Government information
Carl F. Lannquist
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