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If Democrats in Congress fail to prevent across-the-board 
spending cuts (AKA �the sequester�) their own $174,000 salary 
gets trimmed too, and Rep. Nancy Pelosi is offended by the 
notion.

�I don�t think we should do it; I think we should respect the 
work we do,� Pelosi told reporters in the Capitol. �I think it�s 
necessary for us to have the dignity of the job that we have 
rewarded.�

I�m confident we can work out a compromise so that Mrs. Pelosi 
and colleagues aren�t summarily stripped of their dignity. In 
fact, as representatives of the people, members of Congress 
ought to share in the blessings of the economic conditions they 
have fostered.

So, here are two suggestions:

1) Peg Congressional pay changes to changes in the median 
household income � down about 8.24% since 2007 � putting their 
pay at about $159,663. Of course, if they really wanted to 
identify with the people, we could set their pay AT the median 
household level, a cut of roughly $110,000. Members who serve 
inner-city districts could have their�s set to local rates.

2) If the first option also seems below their dignity, they 
could be rewarded according to their abilities, by putting them 
on straight commission, so their income increases with every 
dime they cut from the federal debt. It�s a ground-floor 
opportunity, and the sky�s the limit (actually, at $16.5 
trillion in debt, the limit stretches above the sky).

In any case, I�m sure all Americans share Pelosi�s alarm at this 
clear and present threat to her dignity, and will proffer even 
better suggestions for preserving it inviolate.

http://pjmedia.com/tatler/2013/02/15/pelosi-pay-cut-for-congress-
beneath-their-dignity/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

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