Eric Cantor has just posted the working schedule for the upcoming congress. It amounts to about two days a week. Since their salaries and health benefits are subsidized by the American taxpayer I propose the following:
1. A 60% pay reduction (since they only work 2 days a week)
2. No health care benefits (since part-time employees generally do not get health benefits).
3. Reduce the size of their staff and other support (since they aren't there long enough to need a staff).
These measures would save the American taxpayer hundreds of millions of dollars every year. If you are only working part-time (and I use the word working in a sarcastic way) you should be paid accordingly. As taxpayers, we are NOT getting our money's worth.