http://hotair.com/archives/2017/12/04/novel-idea-congress-pay-sexual-harassment-settlements/
Hmmm ...
Here's a better idea. Set up a tax code mechanism to apply a surcharge for settlements that come directly out of the constituencies of each elected official - the entire state for senators, and the congressional district for House members. Make it a line item on the 1040 form that requires an initial each year with the assessment for funding settlements. In that system, Minnesotans can pay for Al Franken, Detroit can pay for John Conyers, and so on without forcing other taxpayers to foot the bill for officials they never elected nor can remove. That will force the kind of transparency that will eventually push the bums out of office, and provide the necessary incentives to get more civic-minded candidates to run in their place.
Wow - THAT would certainly bring things to a head, quickly!
The essential American soul is hard, isolate, stoic, and a killer. It has never yet melted. ~ D.H. Lawrence
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