Editor,
Thank you for your work in getting the weekly Current in Geist started. I enjoyed the recent editorial regarding the National Labor Relations Board. Even our retiring Senator Dan Coats hasn’t mentioned this. Also the paragraph about people running for public office is spot on. I think some “political jobs” simply are that—jobs with huge benefit packages. Maybe you could use a column soon to expose the benefits of US congressmen. I am of the understanding that the annual salary is $174,000 per year and retirement is effective after only one term. That retirement benefit gets kicked up as committee assignments increased, which is why Congressman seek these. Not for the sake of doing good for the Country—-but to pad the retirement benefit. Not exclusively but partially.
Thanks again for all the work.
Bill Ellingson
Geist Area