That does not include health benefits, perks, free meals, security, travel etc.
We get almost NOTHING of value from them
Democrats/Republicans they all suck
Darryl
That does not include health benefits, perks, free meals, security, travel etc.
We get almost NOTHING of value from them
Democrats/Republicans they all suck
Darryl
“Before I leave I’d like to see our politics begin to return to the purposes and practices that distinguish our history from the history of other nations,
“I would like to see us recover our sense that we are more alike than different. We are citizens of a republic made of shared ideals forged in a new world to replace the tribal enmities that tormented the old one. Even in times of political turmoil such as these, we share that awesome heritage and the responsibility to embrace it.”
-Patriot and Senator. John McCain
The Clintons have stolen over 200 million dollars from the American people and the loved Obama over 50 million, now how do you think they accumulated wealth like that in politics?
“Before I leave I’d like to see our politics begin to return to the purposes and practices that distinguish our history from the history of other nations,
“I would like to see us recover our sense that we are more alike than different. We are citizens of a republic made of shared ideals forged in a new world to replace the tribal enmities that tormented the old one. Even in times of political turmoil such as these, we share that awesome heritage and the responsibility to embrace it.”
-Patriot and Senator. John McCain
It’s not so much the money that’s wasted on Congress that bothers me, it’s the oxygen they’re using up that really gets to me.
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"I have touched all the so-called capitals of basketball, but when it gets down to the short stroke, the only true capital of basketball is in Lexington." AL McGuire
IMO we should quadruple the salaries, maybe increase 10 fold.
BUT, then we change the rules so they keep ZERO of any campaign funds, even on retirement, and receive absolutely no other money in any way.
In fact, I'd be all for a federally supported campaign fund. Every candidate that gets X number of signatures to get on the ballot gets Y dollars to spend, but no one else can give them anything.
Now, the problem is the first amendment. If I like a candidate it's my right to voice that support. PACs were an attempt to separate free speech from candidate pockets, but it didn't work. Maybe we can enforce those rules better, but I doubt it.
But you have to pay to attract good people, and if they are extremely well paid in salary maybe they have less need to worry about how much a lobbyist will help them, or whether they get that cherry board directorship when they retire.
People keep asking if I'm back and I haven't really had an answer. But now, yeah, I'm thinkin' I'm back.
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