these perks need to END!.....................From AllGov
''Newly-elected members of Congress will be happy to know that they also
just won an annual pension that could run into serious money. One-sixth
of all retired representatives and senators (79 of 463, or 17%)
currently earn at least $100,000 from their pensions, according to the Federal Times.
Among the six-figure Congressional pensioners are former Senator Bob
Dole (R-Kansas), former Senator Trent Lott (R-Mississippi),
ex-Representative Dick Gephardt (D-Missouri) and ex-Representative Newt
Gingrich (R-Georgia).
Some ex-lawmakers (four to be exact) receive pensions that are greater
than the $174,000 salary provided to members of Congress, with one
retiree collecting earned annuities of more than $200,000. Although the
average pension for retired or deceased members of Congress is $49,412 a
year, some members have their pension raised because they served in
leadership position or because they also served in the military.''
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