I am sure others do this too, but it just makes me sick that our governments wastes so much money...read.... ______________________________________________ Don't forget, our girl, Hillary Rodham Clinton, as a New York Senator, now comes under this fancy Congressional Retirement and Staffing Plan. It's common knowledge that, in order for her to establish New York State residency, they purchased a million+ dollar house in upscale Chappaqua, NY. Makes sense. Now, they are entitled to Secret Service protection for life. Still makes sense. Here is where it becomes interesting. The mortgage payments hover at about $10,000 per month. BUT, an extra residency had to be built within the acreage in order to house the Secret Service agents. The Clinton's now charge the Secret Service $10,000 monthly rent for the use of said Secret service residence and that rent is just about equal to their mortgage payment, meaning that we, the tax payers, are paying the Clinton's mortgage, their transportation, their safety and security, their 12 man staff, and it's all perfectly legal. __________________________________________ Simply pathetic.....and you know that Conqress does not contribute to Social Security? Once you are in Congress you get the salary for life, whether or not you still serve. ARGH !!! DaDakota
I'm sure there are alot of other things that they get that we don't know about... for instance... "Members of Congress are already overpaid. They currently earn a $136,700 annual salary, plus generous pensions, perks, and other benefits. Top leadership earns more. The proposed congressional pay raise of 3.4%, or $4,600, would boost congressional salaries to $141,300 per year. Members of Congress gave themselves a $3,100 raise, effective January 1, 1998. During the last ten years, House Members gave themselves five pay raises, Senators six. Congressional salaries grew by $47,200 -- more than $15,000 above inflation. In 1989, the base congressional salary was $89,500. Many Americans haven't been so fortunate. The median income for full-time, year-round male workers was higher in 1970 ($35,691) adjusted for inflation, than it was in 1997 ($35,248). That means many Americans haven't had a real wage increase in more than a generation." this info taken from here and here's a link to more Congressional perks. So You Want To Run For Congress?: It's Good Work If You Can Get It
