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Congressional Salary and Perks, Is it time to bring it under control?

In 1976 Senator Barry Goldwater listed the Salary and perks that Congress granted to themselves. The list included:

Free shoe shines

Free hair cuts

Free towels, combs and hairbrushes

Free gymnasium and swimming pool service

Free Medical examination

Free prescriptions

A $3,000.tax deduction for living away from home

No Income Tax in D.C.even if they lived there

A free set of $1,000. law books to keep

Free custom, made storage trunk to pack the books in

Free rooms for cocktail parties

Free help to serve at parties

Free staff service as required

Free parking for their private autos

Free mail

Free trips abroad for ridiculous reasons

Discount meals at government cafeterias

Confidential expense accounts for their staffs and services

Retirement benefit of 12.5% of their salary after only 5 years

High paid staff positions for their wives, children and relatives

Many more free items that are not publicized.

That was 1976. Imagine what it must be now?.

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    Now they added the right to homo-eroticsm with pages.

  • ?
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    Actually most elected officials are not paid enough.

    I Cr 13;8a

    10-6-6

  • 1 decade ago

    Yep, they won't raise the minimum wage but continue to give themselves raises and perks. Makes ya sick doesn't it?

  • Barbiq
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    way past time to bring those fat-cats in line when serving the public.

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    The foxes are guarding the hen house. What can we do?

  • 1 decade ago

    2nd that

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