Congressman McGovern: Snowden More Whistleblower Than Villain

Ken O’Brien

Congressman Jim McGovern (D – MA) has joined a growing number of members of Congress who believe that a deal should be struck to return Edward Snowden to the U.S.

Speaking to BuzzFeed McGovern said, “I’ve come to the conclusion that he’s more of a whistle-blower than a villain. I’ve kind of wrestled with his actions for quite some time because part of me would like to think that in this country there is a process in place where people can do the right thing and not get punished for it. The more I learn about his particular case I’m not sure there was a process in place where he could have presented what he found out and actually changed things.” 

Breaking News: Grand Jury Indicts Cahill

Former State Treasurer Timothy Cahill has been indicted on public corruption and fraud charges. A grand jury indicted Cahill today after an investigation began involving taxpayer-funded Lottery adveritisements that his office produced while he was running for Governor.




For further details go to Go Local Worcester and the Worcester Telegram & Gazette.

Who Owns Your Government?

Free Market Economy in Government

Kenneth M. O’Brien

There are 435 members of the
U. S. House of Representatives.

There are 100 U.S. Senators.

The base salary of either member of Congress is $174,000 per year. There are stipends that depend on chairmanships and leadership positions.

But let’s deal with the base of the rank and file.

The average population of a Congressional district is about 647,000. That means that, on average each congressman is beholden to the taxpayers in their district for about 27 cents of their salary per year.

On the Senate side we have state populations that vary widely. In fact, Wyoming has two Senators like every other state, but only one congressman.

As a result, the tax contribution by the public to senatorial salaries ranges from about 35 cents per Senator in Wyoming to about ½ cent per Senator in California.

There’s an old saying that “He who pays the piper calls the tune.”