100% The fact these asshats are so rich ALL of them could take a 2 year vacation without pay and be JUST FINE. This headline is a hard one to swallow. Feels like a Monarchy to me.
^ this, agree with no insider trading, should be illegal for them. Might encourage more servant leaders, or they can get other real jobs. My guess is term limits would just encourage more political movement by career politicians- different offices, different states, and unelected swamp roles.
Financial assets, inkind donations, dinners, gifts of any kind, basically make it impossible for lobbyists to have access or capital with these people.
No. That's how you raise the cost of living for everybody. Minimum wage is NOT a living wage.
I didn't understand this until I found out that this is a way of breaking capitalism. Make labor too expensive and business folds, paving the way for a generous government paycheck and early retirement... just like Greece.
Minimum wage still needs to be more than $7.25
A cheap plate of Chinese food that has a cost of $3 and requires 10 minutes to make shouldn't cost someone 1.5 hours of their life after taxes
I think $10 for minimum wage is fine, it's an hour of time for a meal and the gas or bus ticket that got you to work. Seems pretty fair to me
My wife had a part time job at Academy stocking heavy camo and doing trucks and she only got paid $7.25. A keyholder position at Godiva only paid her $10,and it included counting money, closing, running the deposit, and opening in the morning, plus dipping a crapton of strawberries. This is why we're completely confused by the people at Target who want $18 an hour to do the same thing or the McD people who want $15.
I still think minimum should be $10 though, and people should be happy about it.
You aren't working 1.5 hours to eat, you're working 1.5 hours for someone to make you food. You can eat plenty good on 1 dollar a day if you're cooking yourself. I've done it before while paying back college loans.
Also not everyone needs or deserves a car if they aren't going to benefit society enough to be compensated enough to own one. They're always free to start their own small business, it's hard but the loans are relatively easy to get.
Considering even major cities are specifically designed around automobile. Or that in the 50's (highway act of 1956) when America could have decided to build fast interstate rail and develop cities around public transport, we chose massive highway expansion, I don't think it's unreasonable to think even the lower middle class and low class deserve to drive even just a beater. The entire infrastructure is not made to be without a car, it's a sad reality.
This is one reason democrats want tougher emissions and to go all electric, because it puts poor people at a complete disadvantage when their old rides can't pass emissions or they start recycling old cars instead of parting them out (which means you can't go to the junkyard and get cheap parts to fix something) And poor people at a disadvantage are poor people Democrats can exploit and abuse.
Their pay should just reflect the median american income, then maybe they'll be motivated to improve the country. Don't suck and you'll get a raise... simple (even tho dumbshit libs will probably make the minimum wage $30 an hour).
The US is headed towards hyperinflation. It would be much more prudent to demand the government end the lockdowns than to demand they continue printing money.
Agreed. This isn’t just a state problem, this turned out to be a fucking national problem. This brought everyone down, and we started having these totalitarian governments as well
Obama gets $ 219,500 and Michael gets about $20,000 annually along with benefits. Enjoy your $600.00. I wonder what there is to buy at the Gitmo gift shop with that kind of cash.
And did any of these multimillionaires give any of that money back??.
Not a single one other than President Trump gave their checks away.
But the real question is how many of these politicians were partners in businesses that took money from the small business loans provided for the places that were struggling with lock downs
HOW MANY GOT THOUSANDS AND OR MILLIONS THAT THEY COULD AFFORD OUT OFVTHEIR POCKETS. WHILE THOSE THAT NEEDED THE HELP GOT NOTHING.???
Back in the day, they told poor, unemployed, single black mothers, "Here's a pittance as long as there's no man in the house." That worked SO well.
Now, they destroy your business, force you into unemployment and poverty, and tell you, "Here's a pittance." They have NO PLAN to resolve the medical martial law they have imposed. Cancel Christmas, indeed.
Create the problem. Perpetuate the problem. It's the Democrat way.
How about we cap it at $100,000k/year they have to stay at a dorm in DC. They get a twin bed and a sink and they have to walk down the hall to use the bathroom. They have to pay all food, travel, and other expenses out of that budget. They are forbidden to receive any outside funding from lobbyists. They may not receive gifts, donations, or vouchers. They are permitted use of a congressional staff car- a 2013 Toyota Yaris hatchback.
That solves the term limit debate. Anyone willing to live like that would have to really love the job.
How about capping it at 80000 there is not a single politician worth 100000 and start them off at 40000. HORSE FACE AOC sure as shit is not worth 123,000 a year.
I’ve been saying this from the BEGINNING! No one, none of these political “leaders”, should be getting paid!! I’ve tried to red pill Libs with this logic, “remember the “leaders” are still getting paid”. They are lost.
I wrote a very angry post on Parler about this: Link to my post
TL;DR, fuck the Federal Government, fuck the State governments. If they think 600 fucking dollars will remedy people dying from overdoses and suicides from losing their businesses, jobs, family and homes, then they have another thing coming. I don't even want the money, not that I would qualify for it since I'm a dependent engineering student; I just want my brother to get his job back and be happy again, and I just want to go to college unimpeded.
The pay from special interest groups is the real $$$$. $120k a year is really not a lot and can't pay for much outside of the standard low-mid middle class standard
Why does Congress even get a salary to begin with when half of them take in millions from special interest groups and inside trading. They are all scum.
But they will claim it wasn’t their fault, it was local politicians, governors, local city councils and county officials who declared those mandates - and judges who upheld them. Be sure to remember your local law makers at the polls.
Government positions should cap out at $100k at the highest tier. Give them a place to live in section 8 housing, and make them pay for their own health insurance. They serve the American people, not the other way around.
What a fucking joke. They are literally handing us pennies while they keep OUR money. Government doesn't produce anything, everything they have is thanks to you and me. Imagine making well over 100k and literally doing nothing? On top of that, they get tons of shit for free, and don't even get me started on that corporate lobbying money....
Worth noting that congress did not directly kill businesses with lockdowns. Local government was really responsible for that. Same local government that has been targeted with bribery and blackmail from foreign operatives and is not at all hardened against that type of tactic. Congress should have pushed back on these restrictions and crippled the CDC bullshit propaganda, but they were not directly responsible. They failed us through inaction as they always do. Inaction seems to be their favorite tactic.
That bitch Nancy Pelosi and that bastard Chuck Schumer sure have been pushing the COVID lockdown narrative mighty hard. And McConnell, that swamp turtle, hasn't done a damn thing to get America going again. Fuck Congress, they're complicit with the state and local governments in destroying our jobs and our futures.
Term limits! No more parties. That’s our main problem. These parties decide who they want to run and back them with loads of cash and then they keep 3rd party or independents off the ballots. Congress has too much control and they can change the rules to favor themselves. No more lobbyists. No person that holds public office should ever be allowed to take a book deal. That’s a payoff. It’s Money laundering. Especially with digital books. Tired of this damn swamp. Actual swamps can be kinda pretty with a decent mosquito repellent. We need to start referring to it as the sewer.
Look at what happened to Bernie lolll. And he still is happy to be with the corrupt Dem party that simply uses and abuses him to make it seem like the people have an alt voice.
I’m pretty sure that fake bastard made out like a Bandit. But you aren’t wrong. I bet Bernie could have won the Dem nomination if it wasn’t all rigged. Democrats have their nomination process rigged up tight. Bernie knew that. He’s a grifter. I almost admire him the way you admire a smart coyote that keeps finding a way to get your chickens.
With the amount of money Amazon has made this year alone, I bet Bezos could match that for every Amazon account and it wouldn't even make a dent. The ones always whining about sharing the wealth are always the last to share their own.
Dude! Congress doesn't give a shit about their salary. With just one vote, they are guaranteed a multi-million dollar CEO position, consultancy gig, book deal, contract, etc...Not to mention what they invest from insider information. Why, the jobs their kids get from what the Congressmen vote on are worth more than 10 times the lost salaries.
We can’t even get term limits
Yeah no shit. We can't get them to pass term limits. You think they would pass income limits?
Got a lol out of me. Then a tear.
seconded
Or not trade on their insider knowledge.
100% The fact these asshats are so rich ALL of them could take a 2 year vacation without pay and be JUST FINE. This headline is a hard one to swallow. Feels like a Monarchy to me.
^ this, agree with no insider trading, should be illegal for them. Might encourage more servant leaders, or they can get other real jobs. My guess is term limits would just encourage more political movement by career politicians- different offices, different states, and unelected swamp roles.
I read somewhere that 75-85% of people want term limits.
But it won't pass into law. Shows the disparity between the government and the people.
I would love for their pay to be tied to the economy somehow. They would quickly MAGA
Financial assets, inkind donations, dinners, gifts of any kind, basically make it impossible for lobbyists to have access or capital with these people.
Them and their family bank accounts need to be audited quarterly
Let's start by incentivizing under budget spending instead of OMG we only have a month leas to spend this money, order now so we don't lose it!!!
Yep - Either all wages go up or you don’t get paid.
No. That's how you raise the cost of living for everybody. Minimum wage is NOT a living wage.
I didn't understand this until I found out that this is a way of breaking capitalism. Make labor too expensive and business folds, paving the way for a generous government paycheck and early retirement... just like Greece.
I’m not saying enforce a min wage, I’m saying that if politicians can’t create a prosperous economy for all, they shouldn’t get paid.
Thankfully GPD doesn't force wage growth, there needs to be a low minimum wage for some jobs.
Minimum wage still needs to be more than $7.25 A cheap plate of Chinese food that has a cost of $3 and requires 10 minutes to make shouldn't cost someone 1.5 hours of their life after taxes
I think $10 for minimum wage is fine, it's an hour of time for a meal and the gas or bus ticket that got you to work. Seems pretty fair to me
Honest question but where do people actually get paid minimum wage?
I got paid $7.25 at Blockbuster..... 20 years ago. The local grocery store and McDonalds starts at $13-14.
Part of the problem for sure though is jobs like Uber, where sometimes people scrape minimum wage.
My wife had a part time job at Academy stocking heavy camo and doing trucks and she only got paid $7.25. A keyholder position at Godiva only paid her $10,and it included counting money, closing, running the deposit, and opening in the morning, plus dipping a crapton of strawberries. This is why we're completely confused by the people at Target who want $18 an hour to do the same thing or the McD people who want $15.
I still think minimum should be $10 though, and people should be happy about it.
You aren't working 1.5 hours to eat, you're working 1.5 hours for someone to make you food. You can eat plenty good on 1 dollar a day if you're cooking yourself. I've done it before while paying back college loans.
Also not everyone needs or deserves a car if they aren't going to benefit society enough to be compensated enough to own one. They're always free to start their own small business, it's hard but the loans are relatively easy to get.
Considering even major cities are specifically designed around automobile. Or that in the 50's (highway act of 1956) when America could have decided to build fast interstate rail and develop cities around public transport, we chose massive highway expansion, I don't think it's unreasonable to think even the lower middle class and low class deserve to drive even just a beater. The entire infrastructure is not made to be without a car, it's a sad reality.
This is one reason democrats want tougher emissions and to go all electric, because it puts poor people at a complete disadvantage when their old rides can't pass emissions or they start recycling old cars instead of parting them out (which means you can't go to the junkyard and get cheap parts to fix something) And poor people at a disadvantage are poor people Democrats can exploit and abuse.
this and term limits would help but we're not getting any of this passed in the current environment
That suggestion is completely racist and fascist. Oh, and phobic too. And terroristic and anti-American as well. I think that covers it.
yep And some are at about 275K. But do not want to give out shit. saying there will be another bill in January. Such Bullshit
Their pay should just reflect the median american income, then maybe they'll be motivated to improve the country. Don't suck and you'll get a raise... simple (even tho dumbshit libs will probably make the minimum wage $30 an hour).
The jews will never go for that
Then inflation kicks in and their median wage goes up by purchasing power doesn't increase.
The US is headed towards hyperinflation. It would be much more prudent to demand the government end the lockdowns than to demand they continue printing money.
But they havent. So, then there is that.
Government officials are non-essential.
True and fed should've stepped in to tell them NO.
Agreed. This isn’t just a state problem, this turned out to be a fucking national problem. This brought everyone down, and we started having these totalitarian governments as well
Globohomo's manufactured a virus, destroyed our economy on purpose, shut down our businesses, locked us in our homes, etc.
So needless to say, this isn't one of those times to use the 'but muh handouts' talking point.
Its not a fucking handout if its OUR OWN MONEY, AND THEY WON'T LET US WORK, MUCH LESS LEAVE OUR HOUSE.
Until people start lighting this nation up...they know they will get away with it.
This, and only this. They do it because they don't fear us and they know there won't be consequences.
Obama gets $ 219,500 and Michael gets about $20,000 annually along with benefits. Enjoy your $600.00. I wonder what there is to buy at the Gitmo gift shop with that kind of cash.
Mansion here, mansion there.
What the hell do these people do to EARN any of it??
Poster children for muh privileges that their sick followers think should be handed to them for doing absolute squat.
That $220K is for an entire year. China will pay Obama ten times that in a year.
https://www.businessinsider.com/barack-obama-michelle-obama-net-worth-2018-7
70 million dollars.
Still wondering why we're not out protesting the fuck out of these people.
No justice, no sleep.
600 fucking dollars? I’d rather not have it
Did they not file taxes? Need to file taxes to get your trump bux
And did any of these multimillionaires give any of that money back??.
Not a single one other than President Trump gave their checks away.
But the real question is how many of these politicians were partners in businesses that took money from the small business loans provided for the places that were struggling with lock downs
HOW MANY GOT THOUSANDS AND OR MILLIONS THAT THEY COULD AFFORD OUT OFVTHEIR POCKETS. WHILE THOSE THAT NEEDED THE HELP GOT NOTHING.???
BINGO!!!!!!!!
Nancy has a base salary of $223,500.00. I wonder if she will like the ice cream at Gitmo.
top kek
$600 is a disgusting joke.
I agree.
Back in the day, they told poor, unemployed, single black mothers, "Here's a pittance as long as there's no man in the house." That worked SO well.
Now, they destroy your business, force you into unemployment and poverty, and tell you, "Here's a pittance." They have NO PLAN to resolve the medical martial law they have imposed. Cancel Christmas, indeed.
Create the problem. Perpetuate the problem. It's the Democrat way.
EXACTLY.
How about we cap it at $100,000k/year they have to stay at a dorm in DC. They get a twin bed and a sink and they have to walk down the hall to use the bathroom. They have to pay all food, travel, and other expenses out of that budget. They are forbidden to receive any outside funding from lobbyists. They may not receive gifts, donations, or vouchers. They are permitted use of a congressional staff car- a 2013 Toyota Yaris hatchback.
That solves the term limit debate. Anyone willing to live like that would have to really love the job.
How about capping it at 80000 there is not a single politician worth 100000 and start them off at 40000. HORSE FACE AOC sure as shit is not worth 123,000 a year.
And they have the nerve to call others deplorable. These scumbags are unconscionable.
I’ve been saying this from the BEGINNING! No one, none of these political “leaders”, should be getting paid!! I’ve tried to red pill Libs with this logic, “remember the “leaders” are still getting paid”. They are lost.
Once Trump prevails he really needs to go over all this shocking ruling party corruption
So they are not only useless, they are actually bad for America. Well.
I wrote a very angry post on Parler about this: Link to my post
TL;DR, fuck the Federal Government, fuck the State governments. If they think 600 fucking dollars will remedy people dying from overdoses and suicides from losing their businesses, jobs, family and homes, then they have another thing coming. I don't even want the money, not that I would qualify for it since I'm a dependent engineering student; I just want my brother to get his job back and be happy again, and I just want to go to college unimpeded.
the hypocrisy is amazing
Big Banks and Mega corps are going to get more of a bailout than the American People they forced out of work, so don't worry.
That's just their base salary. The kickbacks their families get are not included.
The pay from special interest groups is the real $$$$. $120k a year is really not a lot and can't pay for much outside of the standard low-mid middle class standard
Now I can rent that sandwich I've been looking at.
The most ironic thing is that they would be worth ten times that much if they would JUST DO THEIR FUCKING JOB!
They can't have you in a position to challenge their status quo... they have to break society down before they can take control of it.
Why does Congress even get a salary to begin with when half of them take in millions from special interest groups and inside trading. They are all scum.
That's just over 1 days salary for these fucking crooks
But they will claim it wasn’t their fault, it was local politicians, governors, local city councils and county officials who declared those mandates - and judges who upheld them. Be sure to remember your local law makers at the polls.
Fuck, we need more JP-5 and helicopters.
There needs to be an easier way to vote these asshats out in the middle of their terms. It's just common fucking sense.
Government positions should cap out at $100k at the highest tier. Give them a place to live in section 8 housing, and make them pay for their own health insurance. They serve the American people, not the other way around.
"Here are your scraps peons. Now continue to grovel and vote for us. Actually, don't bother. Our technology will vote for us instead."
What a fucking joke. They are literally handing us pennies while they keep OUR money. Government doesn't produce anything, everything they have is thanks to you and me. Imagine making well over 100k and literally doing nothing? On top of that, they get tons of shit for free, and don't even get me started on that corporate lobbying money....
Worth noting that congress did not directly kill businesses with lockdowns. Local government was really responsible for that. Same local government that has been targeted with bribery and blackmail from foreign operatives and is not at all hardened against that type of tactic. Congress should have pushed back on these restrictions and crippled the CDC bullshit propaganda, but they were not directly responsible. They failed us through inaction as they always do. Inaction seems to be their favorite tactic.
That bitch Nancy Pelosi and that bastard Chuck Schumer sure have been pushing the COVID lockdown narrative mighty hard. And McConnell, that swamp turtle, hasn't done a damn thing to get America going again. Fuck Congress, they're complicit with the state and local governments in destroying our jobs and our futures.
Term limits! No more parties. That’s our main problem. These parties decide who they want to run and back them with loads of cash and then they keep 3rd party or independents off the ballots. Congress has too much control and they can change the rules to favor themselves. No more lobbyists. No person that holds public office should ever be allowed to take a book deal. That’s a payoff. It’s Money laundering. Especially with digital books. Tired of this damn swamp. Actual swamps can be kinda pretty with a decent mosquito repellent. We need to start referring to it as the sewer.
Look at what happened to Bernie lolll. And he still is happy to be with the corrupt Dem party that simply uses and abuses him to make it seem like the people have an alt voice.
I’m pretty sure that fake bastard made out like a Bandit. But you aren’t wrong. I bet Bernie could have won the Dem nomination if it wasn’t all rigged. Democrats have their nomination process rigged up tight. Bernie knew that. He’s a grifter. I almost admire him the way you admire a smart coyote that keeps finding a way to get your chickens.
We will remember come 2022 and the military will be in charge of elections then!
Tar & Feathering. Torches & Pitchforks. Get on it America.
And they went on vacation
Maybe stop charging us and we all can wait out the fucking virus... oh yeah I forgot You Government assfucks started this shit fake asses.
With the amount of money Amazon has made this year alone, I bet Bezos could match that for every Amazon account and it wouldn't even make a dent. The ones always whining about sharing the wealth are always the last to share their own.
WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That’s what they think we are worth. When do we show them what we think they are worth?
Being a politician is not supposed to be a lotto ticket for life. No salary for congress
I agree. Those positions were designed short term for people like you and me, people in the communities... in it for the Country, not personal gain.
Dude! Congress doesn't give a shit about their salary. With just one vote, they are guaranteed a multi-million dollar CEO position, consultancy gig, book deal, contract, etc...Not to mention what they invest from insider information. Why, the jobs their kids get from what the Congressmen vote on are worth more than 10 times the lost salaries.
BINGO! That low level pay grade is their ticket to the World's Wealth.
Such bullshit! I don't want their $600! Don't sign Presudent Trump Fuck Pelosi!
...... I've never been able to bust 20g myself n I work my ass off.... <3 MAGA2020