What needs to be done is have a dollar figure connected with the Congressman who voted for a particular bill sent to voters. That way we can see how many millions they spend.
I would think that any good newspaper would have people paying attention and doing research to tell us everyday what Congress and the executive agencies were doing and how much it was costing. daily!!! thats not too much to ask is it??
I've always thought it would be a great idea to send each taxpayer a list of what their tax dollars were spent on every year. You'd simply take the money they paid and divide it over how the federal government spends it. This would be so easy to do as well. Im agine if a person who paid $10,000 in taxes got this in the mail:
Amount spent on Defense - $1,800
Amount spent on SS - $2,000
Amount Spent on MEdicare - $1,200
Etc.
Maybe President Bill Owens, a fiscal conservative's conservative, will enact after he's elected in 2008.