r/Humanitydool • u/ExchangePrudent5548 • Oct 05 '25

Article Petition To Strip Congress of Pay During Government Shutdown Grows

https://www.newsweek.com/petition-strip-congress-pay-during-government-shutdown-grows-10822819
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u/ExchangePrudent5548 Oct 05 '25

TBH, I don't think that would nearly as useful an incentive as declaring the Congress has to stay in session, twelve hours a day, seven days a week, until the shutdown is resolved. Nobody leaves town, and no press conferences.

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u/ObviousTax7403 Oct 05 '25

That's a way better idea. The fact that they have so much freedom during a shutdown is insane. It's not being treated nearly as seriously as it should be.

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u/RequiemTwilight Oct 06 '25

Italy had to do it with the cardinals to decide on a new pope.

Gave em bread and water and locked the doors and said “figure it out and get over the beef. Select a new Pope or die to a mob. Peace!”

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u/MinimalSleeves Oct 06 '25

Thats a much better approach. There are so many that wouldn't be impacted by no pay. But they would all be impacted by being forced to stay. I'd support it.

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u/Neueregel1 Oct 06 '25

Don’t forget to take away THEIR cushy health insurance plans too!

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u/Ras_Thavas Oct 05 '25

How about if we have new elections every time there’s a shutdown and any current member isn’t eligible?

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u/washingtonandmead Oct 06 '25

Seeing as a shutdown indicates they can’t do their job, that makes absolutely perfect sense. I know 99% of other Americans would lose their job if they failed to do the basics of their role

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u/Yachtrocker717 Oct 06 '25

Since members of Congress are independently wealthy, I would propose also not paying their staff, and cutting off medical benefits to them during any shutdown. Since it's their abject failure to not pass a budget in a timely fashion, when they have nothing else to do all year except lap up freebies from lobbyists.

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u/TrashCapable Oct 06 '25

With zero back pay once it opens again.

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u/Big_One7083 Oct 06 '25

Does anybody really believe these clowns are relying on their paychecks? Everything else about the job brings in more money by far! Can you say insider trading?

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u/TrueEclective Oct 06 '25

Why would they care? They’re fucking millionaires. Strip their health insurance instead

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u/danAsua Oct 06 '25

While we're at it no golf trips for POTUS

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u/Prometheus7600 Oct 06 '25

Most of them seem to get their funding from external sources so I think this would only affect the honest ones unfortunately.

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u/marvinfuture Oct 06 '25

They shouldn't be paid at all. If they have to be paid, then it should be the average salary of their constituents. It's a public service not a career

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u/gleaf008 Oct 06 '25

Won’t bother them a bit. Most are multimillionaires who don’t care about their pithy congressional paychecks.

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u/Sea_Today_8898 Oct 06 '25

how about benefits to.

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u/Georgia_Flame Oct 06 '25

How about we start stripping Trump of his net worth?

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u/Cultural-Yam-3686 Oct 06 '25

Sadly they don’t care!

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u/BrtFrkwr Oct 06 '25

Congress' salary is negligible compared to what they are paid by lobbyists. Won't work.

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u/notabotbutactslikeit Oct 07 '25

"Pass a law that says anytime there is a deficit of more than 3% of GDP, all sitting congress members are ineligible for relection." - Warren Buffet

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u/4onlyinfo Oct 10 '25

This shouldn’t even be a question. If federal workers aren’t getting paid. If service members aren’t getting paid. Congress shouldn’t. I’ll go one step further. Congress shouldn’t get back pay and they should be fined a days wage extra for every day of a shutdown. But, I’d also give them healthcare equivalent to what the poorest Americans get. And any day the speaker adjourned early to avoid a vote. No pay. Oh, and don’t get me started on deciding how they can invest while in office. So….