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Most of the Republican Congress Critters are making so much money from their outside private businesses they don't need their salaries. Keeping salaries low makes the "contributions" from the lobbyists ever more valuable. In any case 175 grand a year is pretty low for a 24/7/365 job.
Most of the Republican Congress Critters are making so much money from their outside private businesses they don't need their salaries. Keeping salaries low makes the "contributions" from the lobbyists ever more valuable. In any case 175 grand a year is pretty low for a 24/7/365 job.
then they shouldn't take the job if it isn't enough money. i can assure you that a lot of americans could live on 174K a year.
that is basic economics 101.
we need public servants, not spongers. it is this sense of entitlement that is damaging this great country.
I severely disagree with you on this one. Let's not forget that these are the same greedy pigs that will demand everyone below them such as teachers, police officers, etc to take pay cuts. These are true scumbags of the highest order.
Can you provide any example of a Congressperson actually making such a demand? Have you forgotten or did you ever know that the stimulus bill provided just about $60 billion to support the jobs and salaries of just such people?
Here is the complete list of House Republicans who voted for that:
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Can you provide any example of a Congressperson actually making such a demand? Have you forgotten or did you ever know that the stimulus bill provided just about $60 billion to support the jobs and salaries of just such people?
Here is the complete list of House Republicans who voted for that:
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This is not surprising. Most of those listed have the ever present entitlement mentality.
""" Most ""(most?...ya mean "Not the two white people")
"""of those listed have the ever present entitlement mentality."""
Racist much? YUP.
YOU don't know these people, you don't know their attitudes, and you learned a new phrase(how cute and trite) so your statement is clearly racist as if THAT'S a surprise...
Unacceptable. You can bet that their respective districts are full of people hurting for money, or even for a job at all. Then these congressmen rub it in their face, during a time when this country is in a grave financial situation, by voting to give themselves a raise, funded by tax dollars of course.
Recent history of pay raises for basic members of Congress...
Randall Stephenson, the CEO of AT&T, earns a base salary that is more than the base salary of the entire Congressional delegation of California and Texas and New York and Florida and Illinois and New Jersey and Georgia. Combined. That's 184 members, all told.
Keep in mind also that the vote was 402-15 AGAINST a pay raise that would have gone into effect automatically without such a vote, and that the total cost of the raise would have been just about $1 million, the cost of about 11 seconds worth of Super Bowl ad time. You do know that YOU pay for all those ads through higher product prices, I suppose...
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I too noticed all but two are black. I suspect it has to do with the fact that they represent largely uneducated communities who are likely uninformed with the issues. The representatives in turn feel as if it's easy to turn this into their advantage to vote for this without compromising their reelection campaigns. Shame on them! Exploiting their own communities and the people who trust them to represent them.
On the other hand, being a representative is VERY expensive. Their salaries alone surely can't support their campaigns and such. Perhaps having better-paid representatives would alleviate corruption and the corporate takeover of the government we entrust on acting on our wonderful country's best interest? Or maybe a complete reevaluation of our campaign system is in call here. Hmm. . .
""" suspect it has to do with the fact that they represent largely uneducated communities who are likely uninformed with the issues. ""
Racists are crawling out all over the place!!!
Blacks are uneducated...whata stupid thing to say
Black congressmen only represent blacks...a REALLY stupid thing to say..
These are the 15 Representatives who voted against freezing their salaries and felt they deserved a raise above their $174,000 annual salary. 402 voted in favor of the freeze.
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Congress is so out of touch with what is going on in this country. I dont care what party they are, vote your incumbent out of office. Congress is such a mess.
Now THAT is a very telling list.
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