I applaud the idea, but it doesn’t go far enough. How about Congressmen get a pay cut proportional to the size of the deficit budgets they pass? So, this year they should receive a 40% pay cut Congratulations to President Obama for passing a bill to spend more money and raise more taxes. That’s the […]
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Forced cuts and Congressional politics
Given the political climate in DC and the cynical, self-serving behavior of both parties which is the predictable downside of an entrenched 2 party system, the following scenario really concerns me: I dont think the Republicans in Congress want to win the Presidential election in 2012, since they know the economy isnt going to heal […]
Worst of both worlds: unions & government employees
We need about 10 years of budget gridlock and just continuing resolutions. This is a start. According to the White House, the pay freeze will save $2 billion for the remainder of FY 2011, $28 billion over the next five years, and more than $60 billion over the next 10 years. It will apply to […]