#LiteralSalary "We need to go back to this type of government. It's the only way to stop power and corruption. DID YOU KNOW? THE FOUNDING FATHERS ONLY PAID THE SENATORS AND REPRESENTATIVES A 'PER DIEM' AMOUNT WHEN IN SESSION. WHY? BECAUSE THE FOUNDING FATHERS KNEW IF CONGRESS WERE EVER TO BE PAID SALARIES (WHICH THEY COULD VOTE TO INCREASE THEMSELVES), THEN CONGRESS WOULD NO LONGER BE 'OF THE PEOPLE' BUT RATHER 'ABOVE THE PEOPLE'. THEY WANTED THOSE IN CONGRESS TO BE SUBJECT TO THE SAME ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CONDITIONS AS THE REST OF THE NATION BASED UPON THE LAWS THEY PASSED."