Please help our beleagured Congress
Everybody loves to bash Congress without thought of their difficult lives as poorly paid, overworked, and stressed out public servants. Instead, we should be offering them the services so generously provided to other economically deprived citizens in the US.
1. Housing in DC is unaffordably expensive and it is incumbent upon us to to help Congresspersons avoid the embarrassment of continually giving themselves raises. Each member should be provided apartments in local housing projects. Should all available housing be taken, then we must allow them the privilege of staying in homeless shelters. They should be getting to work early anyway.
2. Congresspersons never earn enough to pull themselves up by their own jockstraps and should be paid an adequate wage. Since recipients of minimum wage are said to live opulent lives, Congresspersons deserve no less than the lowest minimum wage in the country.
3. We all know how difficult big city traffic is, especially in bad weather. Our dedicated Congresspersons must be provided free bus passes. That would give them opportunity to meet daily with constituents, be part of climate change solutions and save money. Without problems associated with drivers and cars, they will enjoy hauling groceries, sick children, or their asses to work on stinking buses.
4. Congressperson's hard work requires schmoozing over meals which might just stretch their budgets a bit. Let's give them food stamps. but since food is a luxury equivalent to buying an iPhone, we might ban unnecessary purchases like toilet paper and tampons.
Any other ideas on how to help our elected representatives do their jobs?
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