I question why Congress is getting paid during the government shut down. You can furlough hundreds of Americans without pay, and close down national monuments. Why is the scare always to do with social security, Medicare, education, soldier’s pay and benefits, or anything else that affects the Average American? In previous years in our history Congress got paid only for the days that they actually showed up for work in Washington, they reduced their salary when the nation was in trouble and they actually worked at their job for the good of the people. Why is this Congress special? Some of you are millionaires and still take from the government; pay, medical benefits that are better than any that an Average American ever hope to obtain, and a great retirement plan that many Americans do not have! Who is paying for these and who is giving them to you, and who is in control of these? I thin that the answers to these questions would scare most Americans. Do you see a problem here? I do and I think that many Americans do too.