With all of Bohner's weak protestations of "But come on! We're broke! We've got to make tough decisions," I find myself favoring the old union suggestion: Cut from the top! Here's my plan:
Part A. So, all members of congress cut their pay. In fact, while we're dreaming here, all members of congress take the pauper's oath (like they used to do) and serve without pay or compensation. The taxpayers thus don't have to pay for the representation they're not getting anyway.
Part B. To prevent our members of congress from suffering from such problems as lack of affordable health-care, we have corporations take up the slack. They're already spending obscene amounts of money on our elected officials anyway, so let's just formalize the process. We use the US Chamber of Commerce to handle the congressional payroll and benefits.
Result. Everything's out in the open. We know who's paying who—and how much—by simply looking at their tax returns and pay stubs. Simplicity itself. The investment funds for their pay can be used on the stock market; how representatives will vote can be part of futures trading. And we know exactly what we'll get when we vote for these elected officials.
Who knew corruption could be so beneficial?
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