Comments about ‘Letter: Congress and approval — time for a shake-up’

You make a valid point, Frank, but I'll bet you support the reelection of Hatch, Bishop and Chaffetz. I won't say Matheson because your principles only apply to one side of the aisle.

Why do they deserve better benefits than the people they serve?

Simple.

They believe they are better.

Hey Dnews, I thought you were going to limit letters written by the same author to 1 per month. That's 2 letters in just one week by Mr. Frank Overfelt.

"Why do the servants get better benefits than the people they serve?"

Because they have the power to make the rules. Because... They can.

Right Frank? I think everyone can see that.

Yet, it's funny, folks like Frank will battle you tooth and nail when you bring up how the rich are using their wealth and power to influence legislation, tax laws, etc in their favor.

If Congress can use their power to give themselves awards what's so far fetched about the rich using themselves (and Congress) to reward themselves (at our expense)?

Members of Congress do not receive full-pension after serving just one term, and they pay into Social Security and Medicare just like the rest of us. I guess you just haven't bothered to pay attention to Congress since 1984 (the year the CSRDF was eliminated).