Any responsible American understands how a budget works. You can’t spend more than you take in. If you do, you have to spend less, or you’ll lose everything in the long run.
Somehow, the people we send to Washington D.C. — supposedly with superior intellects and our best interest in mind — haven’t learned that lesson. Every year we elect people who promise to balance our budget and release us from the constant threat of increasing debts, and nearly every year those very people go to Washington and spend more money, and put us deeper into debt.
All but one, it seems. One Republican legislator is finally trying to create real consequences for members of congress should they fail to balance the budget, and for once they, not the American people, will be the ones hurting should they fail.
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Great.
I am all for that …..from the president down and include all of congress also….they have been living off the tax payers long enough without anything happening to them…I think they should take a 50% cut in pay
Our politicians need to feel the pinch just as much as the American people are feeling it. Politicians are not above us. They are our equals, and they should be shown what it’s like to go without things they want, like multiple $Million homes and vacation get-aways. The average American can’t afford to own a place to get away for a vaction.
Yea Right
Refreshing to hear this modicum of common sense coming from DC.
Freeze, congress, senate and house pay why should any 1 get a raise of 100K of $$ when we are in a national debt crisi//
Had better do more then balance the budget we are 20 trillion in debt, pay that off first.
I see we have a bunch of dreamers on this page?
That would be perfect,It’l never happen. That would be a great way to weed out the ones who over stayed their welcome
Now do it!