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reduce federal spending by cutting federal employee benefits

Created by J.B. on November 08, 2011

Reduce federal spending by the following:
1) Do away with one term full retirement benefits for members of congress.
2) Require that federal employees pay the same percentage of their health care premiums as the average working in the private sector.
3) Require that all federal employees and members of congress who wish to receive retirement income be required to contribute to their own retirement plan with no matching funds from the government.
4) Reduce the subsidy level for congressional staff to 50% of it's current level.
5) Reduce the subsidy for congressional housing by 75% for any member of congress with a net worth of $1,000,000 or more.

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