honorentheos wrote:So subbie, do you then disagree with Jason Chaffetz who, last year said,
“I really do believe Congress would be much better served if there was a housing allowance for members of Congress,” Chaffetz told The Hill in an interview in his Capitol office, where he sleeps whenever he’s in Washington. “In today’s climate, nobody’s going to suggest or vote for a pay raise. But you shouldn’t have to be among the wealthiest of Americans to serve properly in Congress...Washington, D.C., is one of the most expensive places in the world, and I flat-out cannot afford a mortgage in Utah, kids in college and a second place here in Washington, D.C.,” Chaffetz said. “I think a $2,500 housing allowance would be appropriate and a real help to have at least a decent quality of life in Washington if you’re going to expect people to spend hundreds of nights a year here...it would allow the non-millionaires to participate and you would be able to have your spouse join you here."
Other questions for the subster:
~ What salary should Congresscritters make, since you seem to want to have an opinion on this?
~ Should Congresscritters ever receive a Cost of Living wage increase?
~ Does ‘dark money’ influence exist within the world of Congresscritters?
~ Do ‘dark money’ benefits carry some implication of a particular agenda attached to receiving it?
~ Can there be a conflict of interests between suppliers of dark money benefits and the general needs of any particular Congresscritter’s larger constituency?
C’mon, subs. Take a stand. Don’t be that guy who whines in meetings about everyone else while lacking the spine to publicly commit himself to any option or position otherwise. Nobody likes or respects that guy. ”Be best”, instead.