Congressional Pay- Give Then An Incentive

While listening to Fox News show, The Cost of Freedom, today I heard what may be the best solution to getting a check on government spending, deficits, and other fiscal irresponsibility.

Pay Congress with Treasury Bills. That is what one of the female commentators suggested. A brilliant remark which went by without comment from the rest of the panel.

Imagine how much more businesslike our Congress would be if their pay is directly related to the fiscal solvency of our nation. That is to say, the better they manage our money, the more they get paid. So, any action they take to make the US Dollar stronger increases the amount they receive as compensation. Brilliant.

Of course, there will also need to be provisions which constrict how much they can take as business expenses related to their job, or they would simply continue with their current pattern of malfeasance and use the loopholes to pad their expense vouchers to bring their real compensation up. But, if we could get it done, what an excellent system it could be.