Congressional Benefit Reform

I will advocate for the discontinuation of pensions for Congressman, Senators and Presidents. It is time that these "government employees" are held to the same "standards" as they seek to place on everyone else. In placing the people who control the laws on the same system as everyone else, they might see fit to ensure that the Social Security system remains solvent. My policy:

No Tenure / No Pension. A Congressman/woman collects a salary while in office and receives no pay when they're out of office.
Congress (past, present & future) participates in Social Security. All funds in the Congressional retirement fund move to the Social Security system immediately. All future funds flow into the Social Security system, and Congress participates with the American people. It may not be used for any other purpose.
Congress can purchase their own retirement plan, just as all Americans do.
Congress will no longer vote themselves a pay raise. Congressional pay will rise by the lower of CPI or 3%.
Congress loses their current health care system and participates in the same health care system as the American people.
Congress must equally abide by all laws they impose on the American people.
All contracts with past and present Congressmen/women are void effective 1/21/13. The American people did not make these contracts with Congressmen/women.

In summary, if the constituents and their representatives can share a few similarities, perhaps the result would be better policy coming out of Washington.

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