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Reform Congress Compensation and Benefits

Created by B.H. on January 01, 2013

1. No Tenure / No Pension.
Collects a salary while in office and receives no
pay when they're out of office.

2. Congress (past, present & future) participates in Social
Security.
Funds in the Congressional retirement fund move to the
Social Security system immediately.

3. Congress can purchase their own retirement plan, just as all Americans do.

4. Congress will no longer vote themselves a pay raise.
Congressional pay will rise by the lower of CPI or 3%.

5. Congress loses their current health care system and
participates in the same health care system as the American people.

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