Maybe but what bothers me the most is that these people get into office to serve and protect our Constitution and Country, and it isn't for the pay check it is for the perks they all gain while they are there.

For what the office pays and for what they spend to get elected that should tell us something. How do we combat that...this is where the corruptions starts and special interests begins working against us.....it seems to me that first and foremost that is what needs to stop.....



Boehner under fire: First cut should be lawmakers' salaries
By Jordy Yager - 11/05/10 12:38 PM ET

Soon-to-be Speaker John Boehner (Ohio) is being pressed by taxpayer groups to slash the salaries of House lawmakers.

Cutting member pay would show voters the new GOP majority in the House is going to lead by example in their efforts to rein in spending and start with their own wallets, say officials with three prominent taxpayer advocacy groups in Washington, D.C.

“There has to be a visible gesture that people can immediately relate to,â€