Congress and Senate Pay
Everyone above the GS pay scale, including the President, Congress and political appointees, should be added to the GS pay scale. Elected officials choose to be servants of the people. They all need to be treated the same as the people they serve. This way everyone gets pay raises, pay freezes, etc. together. If Congress chooses to let the government run out of money, they will not get paid either. Once the baselines ...more »
Everyone above the GS pay scale, including the President, Congress and political appointees, should be added to the GS pay scale. Elected officials choose to be servants of the people. They all need to be treated the same as the people they serve. This way everyone gets pay raises, pay freezes, etc. together. If Congress chooses to let the government run out of money, they will not get paid either. Once the baselines are determined for all of the “new” pay grades, no extra time need be used to determine the President's, or Congress' pay. It is all done at the same time. All should have the same benefits as GS employees, including retirement. The only exceptions should be for security reasons, as with the President.
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