Another Easy Way to Slash the Budget

The House of Representatives has another great, little known perk for its members. They are allowed to lease luxury vehicles at the expense of taxpayers.

While some Congressmen do not take any public funding for cars and others like Sue Myrick (R-NC) drive efficient cars like Honda Accords at $215/month, others take full advantage of living on the public dime.

Michael Ross (D-AK) leases a Ford Expedition at $1,248/month while Charles Rangel (D-NY) enjoys his Cadillac DeVille at $1,000/month and Gregory Meeks (D-NY) has his Lexus at $1,068/month.

If Congress really cares about the budget deficit, they can start with this perk. With the generous salaries, health care programs, individual retirement plans and other perks, I think Congress would be ok without greasing taxpayers for luxury cars.