Ron Paul Only Wants A $39K Salary As President

GOP presidential hopeful Ron Paul (R-Texas) joined a handful of bipartisan lawmakers in signing a letter calling for cuts to congressional salaries.

The letter, addressed to the deficit super committee, encourages the 12-member panel to include congressional salary cuts in its deficit reduction.

According to the letter, members of Congress make 3.4 times more than the average full-time worker and have not been subject to a pay decrease since the 1930s.

“Congressman Paul has always voted against congressional pay raises, and he does not participate in the lucrative pension program,” said Paul’s 2012 Presidential Campaign Committee Chairman Jess Benton.

“Ron Paul understands that Washington has to tighten its belt just like the rest of America, which is why as President, he pans to take a salary of $39, 336, which is approximately equal to the median personal income of the American worker.”