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Jeff Jacoby

Pull the parachute

Congress should cut its salaries and pensions

By Jeff Jacoby

 |  Globe Columnist  

  January 04, 2012

With Congress’s approval rating barely above single digits, and with so many Americans feeling the sting of a weak economy, you might think support for a modest one-time pay cut would be a no-brainer.

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