Congressional salaries tied to debt

[MWJones (Michael Jones)]

I tend to agree, but their salaries should be tied to the annual budget instead. My thought was a way to get rid of this constant “Partial Government Shutdown” threat by tying their pay to passing a balanced budget before the start of the fiscal year, no balanced budget on time, automatic pay cut for the entire fiscal year, and no Cost of Living or other increases for 3 years.

I fully fleshed out the idea in another thread:

Pay raises for Congress

I agree - And I’ve suggested before that it should be approached this way: Congress shall pass a balanced budget for the new fiscal year no later than 60 days prior to the end of the current fiscal year (this gives them time to deal with a potential Presidential Veto before the penalties kick in). If Congress fails to pass a balanced budget for the entire fiscal year by the start of the fiscal year, their pay will be cut by 25% for the entire fiscal year. This should override the 27th Amendme…