|
|
Add to My Group
| Permalink View Article Stats US Lawmakers Never Faced With Losing Benefits Quicklink submitted by Muhammad Khurshid (Add your own quicklinks easily with the OpEdNews Quick Link Browser bookmark) |
|
| Members of Congress occasionally lose elections, but they never lose retirement and health benefits that most Americans can only envy. A lawmaker who retires at 60 after just 12 years in office can count on receiving an immediate pension of $25,000 a year and lifetime benefits that could total more than $800,000. That doesn't include 401(k) benefits. And any member who lasts five years in office also can get taxpayer-subsidized health care until he or she reaches Medicare age. SWEETHEART DEAL |
Read the rest of the story HERE:
Comments
The time limit for entering new comments on this Quicklink has expired.
This limit can be removed. Our paid membership program is designed to give you many benefits, such as removing this time limit. To learn more, please click here.
| No comments |