Golf Guy 69
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30k?
I don't know, my wife told me.
I don't know, my wife told me.
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How much raise did Congress get? (1 Viewer)
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fruity pebbles
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Fake story making the rounds.
lakerstan
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Leroy Hoard
Footballguy
This is clearly not the time for this issue, but I will say that while I obviously understand the horrible optics of Congress voting itself a pay raise, the truth is that it is in all of our interest for representatives to be paid more, because it lessens the gap between what they make in Congress compared to what they can make by selling out to lobbying firms.
In an ideal world -- again, this is all post-pandemic -- I would like to see a compromise bill where Congress votes for pay raises and automatic future increases based on some kind of formula, all of which wouldn't take effect until a few years in the future, and in exchange imposes tighter restrictions on the revolving door for both representatives as well as their senior staff. I see that as a win-win-lose situation (winners being Congress and the public, losers being lobbying firms and special interests that could no longer count on regulatory capture).
In an ideal world -- again, this is all post-pandemic -- I would like to see a compromise bill where Congress votes for pay raises and automatic future increases based on some kind of formula, all of which wouldn't take effect until a few years in the future, and in exchange imposes tighter restrictions on the revolving door for both representatives as well as their senior staff. I see that as a win-win-lose situation (winners being Congress and the public, losers being lobbying firms and special interests that could no longer count on regulatory capture).
wikkidpissah
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This is always the most "deck chairs on the Titanic" topic in political discussion. On average, each federal legislator controls eight and a half billion dollars in spending. If they were all put on commissions tied to efficiency/savings they'd be among the richest people in the land and our budget would be cut in half and i'd be a happy boy. The average senatorial campaign costs 20mil; rep, half that unless it's nationally contested, and they can spend whatever they want to make donors happy because all we "pay" is the 3% service of the debt, so anybody all up in 30grand or whatever aint got their bigboy pants on
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