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Propose that elected government officials not be paid for their service.

Created by D.A. on March 07, 2013

During the Constitutional Convention, Benjamin Franklin considered proposing that elected government officials not be paid for their service.
From 1789 to 1855, members of Congress received only a per diem (daily payment) of $6.00 while in session, except for a period from December 1815 to March 1817, when they received $1,500 a year. Members began receiving an annual salary in 1855, when they were paid $3,000 per year.
I believe Congress should go back on a per diem(daily payment). To cut back on taxes being paid to Congress Members that are not pulling their weight, that are still collecting salaries from tax payers.

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