Should Members Of Congress Receive A Pension?

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December 22, 2009 CBS News

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• congress
• pension
• congressional
• senate

[WastedPo]

Makes me respect Ron Paul all the more.

[Humpahna]

Ron Paul ROCKS! I have never seen anyone who has more honesty, integrity,and wisdom than this man.Ron Paul IS the leader of the GOP, but the Republicans are afraid to admit it.

[oldhacks]

congress should be STRIPPED of their free health care! why do the very ppl that have the best health care iun the united states NOT want anyone else to have health care???

[JixMa]

@motorolarules Thank you for the kind words, motorolarules. :-)

[motorolarules]

With no exception I enjoyed reading the debate you and the 'cowboy' had! That is the American I enjoy. With my limited factual information on the particulars I too understand it was never meant as a (criminal) career based (on taking bribes)... Great read, thanks to both of you. Sane and respectful!

[drunkenboxer1985]

nice shout out to ron paul =)

[JixMa]

@cowboy1165 You know what things stuck with me from that miniseries?

1.How utterly bored out of his mind Adams was when he had to sit in standby mode 2 break a tie but could not participate in Senate deliberations.

2.How he was barred from sitting in on Pres Wash's cabinet meetings & had to sit outside Wash's office.

3.How weak a central govt Jefferson wanted & conversely how strong a central govt Hamilton wanted.

4.What a French asskisser Franklin was.

What an excellent miniseries that is!

[cowboy1165]

If you saw the miniseries, you'll love the book. Even Adams did not care for politics, given what he said to Washington at the end of his term. But he saw it as a necessary evil. and they all hoped the people in the future would do their duty to retain liberty and freedom, (like it or not) and then return to their family's and careers under the laws they enacted.

[JixMa]

@cowboy1165 U may very well be right on particulars. I remember in HBO miniseries "John Adams" when Adams was in Massachusetts legislature he had 2 make his money 2 support his family from his lawyering profession. I wish that politicians got no money 4 their jobs except 4 reimbursement for travel (as U said) this way only those that truly wanted to go into politics to make a better country were attracted to it. Take money incentive out of it. Sadly, still could B bribed 2 vote certain ways tho.

[hippieCy08]

lol...like they will eliminate it for themselves.....only middle and low income families deserve the 'Free Market'....now for politicians and Corporation....bring those evil socialists benefits!

[chad00023]

every election, every time i see a vote for sign, every news cast i cant help think to myself theres another corrupt tax maker

kickthemallout . c o m

[MikeRoch6969]

if americans are willing to stoop to the barbarism of the death penalty, then why not extend it to business criminals? like china does