People respond to incentives.
When incentives are misaligned, bad outcomes are predictable.
Washington has built a system where members of Congress are rewarded regardless of performance.
Spending rises. Waste compounds. Accountability disappears.
The federal government spends over six trillion dollars each year.
Spread across the 435 members of the House, that represents roughly $15 billion in annual spending per member that Congress votes on.
In the private sector, decision authority at that scale carries performance-based accountability.
In Congress, it does not.
Congress should have skin in the game.
I propose a performance-based compensation system where 1% of verified reductions in federal spending is set aside (pooled) and distributed evenly among all members of Congress.
To ensure fiscal responsibility and preserve constitutional checks and balances, any spending reduction must be signed into law by the President before any bonus is paid.
This prevents gimmicks, windfall payouts, and veto-driven abuse while rewarding only real, durable savings that survive the full legislative process.
Today’s system rewards power, not performance.
It allows waste, influence, and opacity to thrive—often legally, but always corrosively.
Aligning incentives does not solve every problem.
But without aligned incentives, no reform lasts.
Washington will not fix itself without pressure.
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