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Set the compensation for the Executive at the median wage, retirement to Social Security, and healthcare to Medicare.

Created by D.B. on December 11, 2011

A proposal to tie the salary level of all Executive branch compensation to the median income of the American worker, currently roughly $40,000 a year, as determined by the BLS; as well as to merge all retirement plans with Social Security and all healthcare plans with Medicare/Medicaid. To include the Presidency, Vice Presidency, Cabinet staff and all positions resident in the Executive. In conjunction with this proposal, the request of Congress that they pass a law tying their own compensation and benefits to the same metric. To serve our nation as it's lawmakers and leaders is to sacrifice, not to profit unduly from their service. By tying their compensation directly to that of the median wage, we incentivize the promotion of economic health of the middle class, and hence the nation.

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