Well Congress is back from their 6 week vacation.

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3. For what reason

should we get the kind of perks they do?

Rather than being humble servants of the people, at this point they seem to be far more deserving than their underlings, ah, us.

I do realize that they may be rather active in their constituencies and busy on the breaks, but the package they get to "govern us" is certainly above par for far too many Americans these days. The logic might be that this makes them less prone to corruption and who wants a legislator who has to bum change, but I am talking about contrast and effectiveness.

What do we get in return vs. those that already have?