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richfaa · 11-30-2008, 09:09 AM

Just to clear up the myths and down right falsehoods about congressional pay and benefits here are the facts. Members of Congress do NOT receive free pensions and health care for life. They have the same retirement and health care plans that we as Federal Employees do. Both Helen and I retired under the CSRS plan and it is not free. We and they pay for it. They make a lot more money than we do so the pensions are higher as our pensions are higher than those who served at a lower pay rate. All of this information is readily available with a litle effort instead of spreading miss information.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,308378,00.html

http://usgovinfo.about.com/library/weekly/aa031200a.htm

11-30-2008, 09:09 AM	#17
richfaa Montana Master Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: North Ridgeville Posts: 20,229 M.O.C. #2839	Just to clear up the myths and down right falsehoods about congressional pay and benefits here are the facts. Members of Congress do NOT receive free pensions and health care for life. They have the same retirement and health care plans that we as Federal Employees do. Both Helen and I retired under the CSRS plan and it is not free. We and they pay for it. They make a lot more money than we do so the pensions are higher as our pensions are higher than those who served at a lower pay rate. All of this information is readily available with a litle effort instead of spreading miss information. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,308378,00.html http://usgovinfo.about.com/library/weekly/aa031200a.htm