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Almost 4,000 years ago, King Hammurabi of Babylon had a simple rule: if the house you built collapsed and killed the owner, you were held responsible.
The United States Congress has spent decades creating the opposite arrangement.
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Congressional pay vs. days actually worked
How much time goes to fundraising instead of governing
Special healthcare and pension rules
Stock trading and the STOCK Act
Taxpayer-funded housing and meals in Washington
Hammurabi’s idea was simple: make the builder live in the house. Congress made sure someone else always does.
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