Industrial Healing – by Barry Ashby
Several polling organizations have defined Congress’ approval rating in recent years, and each time Congress is viewed “less favorably than dog poop, hemorrhoids, traffic jams, cockroaches, zombies, herpes, Brussels sprouts, the IRS and used car salesmen.” If you get my drift, please read on.
All 435 members in the House of Representatives and 100 in the Senate receive a $174,000 annual salary. As of a month ago, the average private-sector salary was $72,712. Industry folks get a few weeks of vacation, 10 holidays and do not work weekends. So, of the 365 days, they are off work about 130 days. But in actuality, a majority of salaried employees work more than minimum hours. Continue reading “Congressional Dilemma”