A Modest Proposal

Because Congress (not surprisingly) adopted different formulas for determining increases in what they are paid and what is paid to recipients of Social Security retirement benefits, those sitting in the House of Reprehensibles and in the United States Sty are getting hefty pay increases this year while those on Social Security are not getting anything more -- nothing, nada, zip zero. Actually, net Social Security retirement benefits are decreasing -- the gross amount hasn't gone up but the deduction for Medicare coverage has, reducing the net amount being paid to the recipients.

Were it up to me, our lawmakers would be paid an amount equal to the top Social Security retirement benefit. Okay, okay, that's  unrealistic. 

But what we can and should do is limit future pay increases for the fat cats to the percentage by which net Social Security benefits rise.