yuggib, I never said that Congress is exempt, only that their benefits plan is rather nice. A few moments with google led to a variety of articles, including the first one I checked, which basically says that, yes, Congress has nice benefits, and that they can’t really be extended to the rest of the citizenry, since we couldn’t afford it.
Is this article plausible? Since it’s in the LA Times, I rather doubt it is from a highly conservative view, so I tend to believe its claims. Furthermore, as I said, other articles I checked also agree with the points. I stand by my comment.
yuggib, I never said that Congress is exempt, only that their benefits plan is rather nice. A few moments with google led to a variety of articles, including the first one I checked, which basically says that, yes, Congress has nice benefits, and that they can’t really be extended to the rest of the citizenry, since we couldn’t afford it.
Is this article plausible? Since it’s in the LA Times, I rather doubt it is from a highly conservative view, so I tend to believe its claims. Furthermore, as I said, other articles I checked also agree with the points. I stand by my comment.