I saw it again today, a Facebook post that points out the disparity between the retirement plans our elected officials receive and what we as Americans get through Social Security and what our Armed Services members are paid. After checking into it, I was shocked and disgusted to find that the numbers are not far off, yet it does explain and highlight some more changes needed in Washington.
We as a people need to put into perspective the role of our elected officials. They are civil servants, they work for us and for too long they have forgotten that fact. Just look at the salaries that they make, REALLY! What about our teachers, our police officers, our firefighters, they are civil servants as well and most of them live pay check to pay check doing an under appreciated job for embarrassingly low salaries, yet they do it and do it with a sense of pride. We send these people to Washington to represent our best interests not their own.
And here is the kicker, they get that amount for LIFE. Why you ask yourself, because they voted for it and we didn't even notice. And the Executive branch is just as bad! We need to make Washington a place where politicians go to make America better and not a place to make money and stay as long as you can. This makes people forget their principles and grasp onto self interests....We need Compensation reform to end one of the most offensive ENTITLEMENTS there is.
Jared
Congressional Compensation
No comments:
Post a Comment