Perspective
Jun. 5, 2013
Perks at the fingertips of legislators
Each of the 535 members of Congress earns at least $174,000 a year. These salaries are alarming as the median household income in the US fell 1.5 percent to $50,074 in 2011. By Jeffrey A. Lowe
"It could probably be shown by facts and figures that there is no distinctly native American criminal class except Congress," Mark Twain wrote over a hundred years ago. Unfortunately for our society, that quote is even truer today.
As Congress attempts to reduce the food stamp payments to our nation's poor, members of Congress live a life of wealth and privilege at taxpayer expense. House Speaker John Boehner receives an...
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