Should Congress be self supporting?

Question

The current fad is to demand that transportation systems, hospitals, parks etc. all be self supporting. Traditionally, institutions such as these, which like roads and highways, are for the good of the people were supported by public funds. Even education is on the skids, with the logical goal of private schools which are self supporting, prisons too.

Why not Congress? Let them have bake sales, raffles, etc. to support themselves. Lobbyists could purchase cookies and lemonade out in the open instead of having to find clever ways to disguise their bribes.

Answer 1

No.  The Supreme Court should be self-supporting.

Answer 2

they are having a blast making millons a year, and earmark funds for their projects!

Answer 3

You forget that transportation systems, hospitals, parks and schools serve useful purposes, unlike congress. Rather than make them support themselves, let's pick our elected employees with random drawings instead of elections.

Answer 4

I'm ROFL here just thinking of the ways politicians would corrupt bake sales, lemonade stands, raffles, etc.

Answer 5

yes