Why Pay Congress, by Maureen Dowd

Quicklink Submitted By GLloyd Rowsey 4 comments

Become a Fan
(37 fans)

...federal workers who do important work for the public -- cleaning up toxic waste, enrolling sick people into lifesaving medical trials, answering medical hot lines, running national parks, processing passport applications -- risk being sent home and going unpaid. But members of Congress would continue to receive $174,000 a year. As the humorist Andy Borowitz wrote in a Twitter message: "That's like eliminating the fire dept & sending checks to the arsonists."

Read the rest of the story HERE:

At www.nytimes.com

Rate It | View Ratings

GLloyd Rowsey Social Media Pages:

I have a law degree (Stanford, 66') but have never practiced. Instead, from 1967 through 1977, I tried to contribute to the revolution in America. As unsuccessful as everyone else over that decade, in 1978 I went to work for the U.S. Forest (more...)