Path from the Past: Austerity Should be Shared by Cutting Lavish Congressional Benefits

What might be a regular feature, the "Path from the Past," will show how the Republican congress in the early 2000's brought us to the Great Recession and beyond.  I've got lots of old video clips, like this very topical and applicable idea from 2005: cut congressional benefits...you know, just like the private sector did.

You'll be amazed at the benefits bestowed upon our congressional royalty by...the congressional royalty. Shared sacrifice anybody? From CNN: