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	Name:	Talullahhound -
	Subject:	Extract of Article on Congress
	Date:	5/21/2009 5:52:47 PM

Perks:

A base lawmakers' salary is now $165,200 (a little higher for House and Senate leaders).

There is a cheap but excellent federal health care plan and life insurance. Plus free outpatient care from military hospitals. There is an inflation-adjusted pension plan.

a special thrift-savings accounts, a kind of 401(k) plan, that comes a one-to-one match up to 5% of a member's salary.

On top of that, they're given a sizable budget of $2 million to $4 million a year for office administration and staff expenses.

There is a furniture expense account.

Subsidized mass mailings to constituents (known as the franking privilege) and free income tax-return preparation assistance.

Members also receive a special tax deduction for maintaining a second residence.

There are the numerous foreign trips (spouses included) often to exotic places hosted by nonprofit groups. House members, but not senators, can also keep frequent flier miles they rack up on official travel and use them for personal trips later.

Members have exclusive use of the Congressional Research Service to do their legwork.

There is free use of broadcast taping studios.

Free reserved parking at the office and at Washington-area airports.

Free member-only gym and pool, expedited passport services and of course the well-appointed and subsidized members' dining rooms.

(I extracted this from a Kiplingers Website).

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This is good. - Swimmer27 - 5/20/2009 3:24:50 PM

This is good. - Talullahhound - 5/20/2009 7:54:32 PM

Make a list, please - MartiniMan - 5/21/2009 9:52:46 AM

Make a list, please - Talullahhound - 5/21/2009 5:10:10 PM

Extract of Article on Congress - Talullahhound - 5/21/2009 5:52:47 PM

Please explain to me.. - Swimmer27 - 5/21/2009 8:05:17 PM

They save - Talullahhound - 5/21/2009 8:16:42 PM

They save - John boy - 5/21/2009 9:18:02 PM

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