Letter: How can Congress in good conscience receive wages for no work?

Published: Monday, March 4 2013 12:00 a.m. MST

President Barack Obama is applauded as he gives his State of the Union address during a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday Feb. 12, 2013.

J. Scott Applewhite, Associated Press

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When I was young, I often worked thinning sugar beets. We were paid according to how many rows we thinned. I also during this time worked by picking cherries, and this pay was by how many baskets we picked. So to get paid, we had to produce. Congress, however will get paid whether they work or not.

Wouldn't it be good if they did not try to work out their differences and instead worked to come to an agreement between the Democrats and Republicans? How can they in good conscience receive wages for no work? If the sequester deadline comes and nothing is done, we should pay them by not returning them to office in the next election.

Donald Lee Eastman

Riverton

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JoeBlow

Far East USA, SC

Thank you Mr Eastman for not pointing fingers in any one direction.

Recent "no pay" proposals were a political ploy aimed at Democrats.

In reality, the house can pass anything they want with ZERO Democratic votes.
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7:09 a.m. March 4, 2013
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Mountanman

Hayden, ID

I agree with you Mr. Eastman but voting for Democrats is much easier than working for a living. If Democrat politicians can't tax the people who actually work enough, they will borrow it from our grandchildren! If you ask them to stop their More..

7:12 a.m. March 4, 2013
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one old man

Ogden, UT

But they give themselves AUTOMATIC pay raises every year. (Although they recently skipped on recently for purely political reasons. Had to fool voters.)

It's very interesting to note that the last seven years of pay raises added to More..

7:59 a.m. March 4, 2013
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