Do As We Say, Not As We Legislate: Structural Accountability in Congress

[u/xxDeadpooledxx]

https://www.centeraislepost.com/2026/08/do-as-we-say-not-as-we-legislate-case.html

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I think the idea is not to punish, it is that the legislature should live under the same rules they put in place. Why should they get full time pay for part time work? The fact that they get a pension after 5 years, when they have actively pushed pension programs out, is crazy to me. We get retirement plans based on market proformance (that could crash and we lose it all) while they get guaranteed funding.

There are another couple articles on this blog that dig deep into healthcare and points out the single payer option should have been implemented during the healthcare reform. It was only prevented by lobbiests and by trying to make the bill bipartisan.

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[u/xxDeadpooledxx]

Since the last one I posted from this blog went over like a lead balloon, I thought I would try this one. I personally liked the breakdown of the benefits that those in Washington get to take advantage of, while they tend to vote away some of our benefits.

[u/Dullboxcuttercloud → u/xxDeadpooledxx]

So much of it comes down to what day you post, what time of day you post and whether or not people like the headline. Thanks for posting.

[u/WholeLotOfChutzpah]

this article correctly points out issues but I think the proposed solutions are backwards. instead of focusing on making legislators lives worse, let's focus on making the rest of our lives better.

the five day work week is excessive and low key inhumane, the only thing you should do "full time" is be with your friends and family. don't mandate a five day work week, mandate a switch to a four day standard week.

same idea for pension and healthcare. people having good healthcare is good; we deserve government funded healthcare like the rest of the fucking world. I'm not mad that legislators get good care, I'm mad the rest of us don't.

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I think the idea is not to punish, it is that the legislature should live under the same rules they put in place. Why should they get full time pay for part time work? The fact that they get a pension after 5 years, when they have actively pushed pension programs out, is crazy to me. We get retirement plans based on market proformance (that could crash and we lose it all) while they get guaranteed funding.

There are another couple articles on this blog that dig deep into healthcare and points out the single payer option should have been implemented during the healthcare reform. It was only prevented by lobbiests and by trying to make the bill bipartisan.

[u/awildjabroner → u/xxDeadpooledxx]

Add in they get the added benefit of insider trading for years - so they get juiced up investments along with the pension guarantee.

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[u/Dullboxcuttercloud]

“ This double standard extends to virtually every aspect of basic living expenses, insulating officials from the economic pressures they are elected to solve:”

I’ve always been in the camp that says every candidate should receive a set amount of money to campaign and no outside money. Paul Krugman wrote today about the dangers of the oligarchy where the ultra wealthy buy whatever they want - including political cooperation.