I never understood why our elected officials that decided to run for office to help the people of our nation needed to make more than the people they serve. Just the fact that they get their pay, with raises if I remember right for life after just showing up for roll call makes me want to vomit, then they say its not enough, TOUGH SHIT! What would happen if you or I went to work and said Im gonna abstain from my job today I just dont want to do it. think about it it is their job to vote on the policies and issues of the nation and decide the best course of action, not for themselves but for THE GOOD OF THE NATION, why is that so freaking hard to understand? Why wont someone actually just remind them they swore an oath of office to uphold the constitution not an oath of their bank account. I think they should all be in jail for embezzlement, or grand larceny, technically its our money they are taking that constitutes larceny and the amount makes it grand larceny. I would if I took money and didnt work for it. I gotta quit reading these political threads or im gonna have a stroke.