Congress returns its tax break
What is Christmas without gifts? So apparently thought the members of the U.S. House and Senate last December when they quietly voted to give themselves a tax break: an automatic deduction of $75 for living expenses each day Congress meets during the year. Members could take advantage of the deduction even on days they were not in Washington, as long as at least a few of their colleagues were in session. That bit of self-beneficence raised the annual tax deduction to which members are entitled from $3,000 to about $20,000.
But as often happens, the gifts one chooses...
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