increasing your cost of living; funding the killing of children; running up a massive national debt; creating so many regulations the workers cannot afford a house; not providing children free technical education; not cleaning up usa drinking water; not building a system to meet the coming demand; +++++ . what congress is doing: increasing their salaries. taking drugs. what congress should be paid: minimum wages while working; and provided a washington d.c. tent. congress should live no better than the lowest paid worker in usa.