Wanna See Lawmakers in Action?
Would you really like to see America's lawmakers doing something to improve the standard of living in this country? Help improve the conditions for the poor?
There is a way to motivate the elected officials to do something that would actually improve things. Change the way the lawmakers are paid. Instead of the big salaries they are paid now, each elected official should be paid the same as the average income of the people in the area he/she represents, with government welfare assistance counting as a $0 income in the average calculations and medical coverage counting as positive assets in the calculations.
Somehow I suspect that these lawmakers would become very motivated to take real, effective steps toward improving the lives of the people in their respective areas. Encourage a living wage, encourage business growth, encourage job training. Just might work,