Ron DeSantis has called for ending taxpayer-funded pensions for Members of Congress, arguing that lawmakers already have more than enough financial advantages: the ability to profit from insider trading while in office and the guarantee of a high-paying lobbying career once they leave. Given those two income streams, DeSantis's position is that the taxpayer-funded pension on top of it all is simply unjustified. Nancy Pelosi is a prime example of the kind of career politician this argument targets. She has spent decades building personal wealth while holding public office. Most Americans have no guaranteed pension and no insider-trading safety net. The idea that Congress deserves one funded by those same taxpayers is a hard sell to anyone paying attention.