Be All You Can Be, And Paid Accordingly!

Friday I listened to one of the most creative and effective, common sense solutions to lowering the budget, brought forth by Glenn Beck. He suggested no member of office in Washington receive more income or benefits than the men and women that serve our country in the armed forces. What a spectacular idea! Those patriots gamble more everyday in the service of our nation, than the whole legislative body combined during their complete term of service. It would insure that those brave souls would get medical care second to none, as they most assuredly deserve.

Pay grades of Senators and Congressmen would be reduced to the salaries they have seen fit to give to the soldiers who fight everyday so we can be free of tyranny. Barrack type housing could be built for the law makers to inhabit during their stay in Washington. That might encourage them to enact much needed term limits, and discourage the self serving money grubbing politicians that consider the oath of office a life long coronation.

How small would government become if all the aides and other employees of the big government machine, were demoted to the pay grade of a military aide? I'm telling you, this idea is gold, and it makes so much sense! Why shouldn't those who have the highest risk be rewarded equally? You have to agree it would go a long way toward balancing the budget, to adjust government employees to a pay scale matching our fighting force.

Some may argue we won't attract the best people then, Really? Are we honestly in the hands of the best people now? Would you want to attract the best people to defend your freedom? Isn't that a statement about how unappreciated our service men and women are, and over paid our lawmakers have become? Shouldn't our priorities be on the defense of freedom, not the increased legislation that denies us our liberties?

Politicians have this unbelievable ability to increase their net worth while holding office by some incredible force that magically compounds their assets. This needs to stop, if not now than sooner. We didn't elect them to line their pockets at our expense, and this suggestion of a military pay grade system equal to those who really serve our country is the answer. That legislation I can get behind!

God Bless!
Capt. Bill