12-22-2008, 05:08 AM
> If it means we pay them more and then insist
> on real ethics reform I think its worth it.
Since when did "insisting" on anything to the U.S. government ever coincide with ethics?
You're also forgetting that after they retire from Congress, they almost inevitably get cozy jobs on the boards of a bunch of multinational corporations with millions in compensation from that.
...And they still get free health care and giant pensions and speaking fees and all sorts of other perquisites.
As for privacy, they've got too much.
I'd gladly give them the pay raise if they'd surrender their privacy. If the general public knew who wrote each piece of legislation and if all of our legislators meetings and phone conversations were broadcast to the public, maybe some of our legislators would show a bit of decency every once in awhile... just to keep from being impeached.
> on real ethics reform I think its worth it.
Since when did "insisting" on anything to the U.S. government ever coincide with ethics?
You're also forgetting that after they retire from Congress, they almost inevitably get cozy jobs on the boards of a bunch of multinational corporations with millions in compensation from that.
...And they still get free health care and giant pensions and speaking fees and all sorts of other perquisites.
As for privacy, they've got too much.
I'd gladly give them the pay raise if they'd surrender their privacy. If the general public knew who wrote each piece of legislation and if all of our legislators meetings and phone conversations were broadcast to the public, maybe some of our legislators would show a bit of decency every once in awhile... just to keep from being impeached.