From Brian Mahieu: I am infuriated by what Congress is doing, shutting down the government because they refuse to do their jobs. Congress should not be paid for throwing temper tantrums and crippling the government they were elected to run! From the petition: "Congress, in its unwillingness to compromise on a budget, has unnecessarily shut down the government. Hundreds of thousands of federal employees will be unpaid throughout the shutdown. Members of the Senate and Congress should do the decent thing and forgo their wages for the same period. Our elected representatives at every level are voted in to represent us and our interests. Without a forfeit of wages, the officials making these decisions prove further that they are out of touch with the common citizen. The rash decision (government shutdown) is damaging our already fragile economic recovery. Theforfeiture of pay is the least they can do to prove they are sincere in their efforts to provide a government worthy of our citizens."
Posted on: Thu, 03 Oct 2013 21:00:45 +0000
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