Freeze Congress Salaries Until We See How Their Laws Turn Out

In a bold move, Mayor Bloomberg of New York called to free Congress salaries. He did it in response to Congress wanting to limit Wall Street bonuses but I happen to agree with him.

I think Congress should have term limits. 4-6 years and you are done. Go back to your job/business/etc. The founders of this nation were all citizen representatives. These people in Congress today have to inclination what the common man in their district is going through. They are not informed about the issues enough to vote properly and they care about getting reelected than doing any good.

They vote their own pocketbooks. And that is a hainous crime. I am really sick of Dems and Repubs fighting and attacking one another just because of party lines. I don’t care what party you belong to but your loyalty should be to the people.

It’s obscene that Congress passed salary increases for [...]