If you were to look at the Sequestration document (AKA “fiscal cliff”) you would find an amazing fact. Our U.S. Senate and House of Representatives (page 2 of 224) EXEMPTED themselves from this looming budget crisis. 

I wonder … if their salaries and benefits were removed from them until they completed this task, do you think we might arrive at some sort of consensus in a fair, timely fashion? Perhaps if they shared the pain with the rest of the U.S. citizens. …I wonder?

— Beverly Metcalfe

Anchorage