Congress is so beholden to the money that any solution in the general interest will be frustrated and subverted by the corporate interests who feel they will be damaged by progress, fair play and justice.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Obviously no one wants to give members of Congress a lot of money, because they barely do anything, and many of them are terrible, but a Congress that is made up of rich-but-not-super-rich people is going to be more corruptible than a Congress of really rich people.
When Congress legislates in haste, it often causes more problems than it solves. But Congress rarely reconsiders its mistakes.
This is the people's money, and we need to use it on their priorities. Increasing the pay of members of Congress is not their priority.
Congress is dysfunctional.
If you look through history, all of the great work we've done in Congress has been around a table of compromise, when it comes to the most difficult problems.
Instead of serving special interests, Congress should focus on the big picture. Globalization and technology have completely reshaped our economy in recent decades, and if we don't respond, we're putting the future of the middle class at risk.
I don't think it's the function of Congress to function well. It should drag its heels on the way to decision.
The Congress is a dysfunctional institution; it's broken. One of our three branches of government is broken.
Congress seems to thrive on breaking promises and passing unfunded mandates down to local government. It's really just a matter of priorities.
Congress is not an ATM.