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posted ago by twoscoops4america ago by twoscoops4america +2510 / -0

Step one:

Page 781 of the bill provides $25 million to the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives to cover "salary and expenses."

This is called a payoff. Pure and simple.

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Imransgarage 34 points ago +38 / -4

Giving themselves a fucking pay raise?

Entitled wealthy people are crying in their boots that their stocks went down and think they are owed restitution.

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TolandsKin 4 points ago +6 / -2

It all depends on where you live. How do people not understand this? $100k in parts of Texas is really good money...upper middle class. $100k in British Colombia (Canada) or San Francisco and you are sharing a studio apartment with 2 other people and going hungry a couple days a week. Without context, saying $100k means you are wealthy is just as stupid as saying $100k means you are poor. The same job can pay VERY differently depending on the cost-of-living of your city/state. I've met taxi drivers in New York who make $200k a year and are still "poor" because of the fees they have to pay for their licenses and union checks and rent on their tiny house an hour away that they've been saving up for for 15 years. Just suggesting that a certain dollar amount means anything (without context) is a sign if total ignorance around the subject.

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when_we_win_remember 2 points ago +2 / -0

The person who blows through 200k and the person who blows through 50k end up with the same amount of wealth. Took me a while to figure that out, too, but if you're going to blow it all may as well do it in your 20s when it's fun.

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flashersenpai 4 points ago +7 / -3

Hardly enough to pay YOUR bills. That would pay the bills of people in my area for four years at least.

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TehAgent 3 points ago +5 / -2

Depends on where you live. 6 figures is great in my area.

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Imransgarage 1 point ago +2 / -1

Hey grandpa reading comprehension!! Stop having a conversation with yourself.

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BananaWizard 3 points ago +3 / -0

It's a one time pay but hilarious. It's amazing the 4D chess. Trump will win for sure if we don't get complacent.