What are the benefits of being a member of congress?

Answer 1

• $173,000 tax free
• Paid retirement
• Heath Care
• No Social Security Fees
• Eligible for pension after the age of 50
• Ability to raise pay for
• Free postage
• Free flights in and out of home state
• Free parking

Answer 2

* Members are free to turn down pay increase and some choose to do so

* In a complex system of calculations, administered by the Office of Personnel Management, congressional pay rates also affect the salaries for federal judges and other senior government executives.

* During the Constitutional Convention, Benjamin Franklin considered proposing that elected government officials not be paid for their service. Other Founding Fathers, however, decided otherwise

* 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.

Answer 3

they get paid way too much money and can screw the people over that they are suppose to represent. They give themselves raises while everyday working people either lose their jobs or have to take a pay cut. They get perks that all the tax payers pay for like cars, lunches, tickets, great retirement and that is just to name a few. They cut programs and steal from tax payers.

Answer 4

Some benefits of being a congressman are:

free parking

free postage

and paid flights for visiting home state

Answer 5

franking privilage ex post facto

Answer 6

he can not go to jale