Marjorie Taylor Greene whines about life in Congress

[Acer-m14]

 

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Well, the ones in prison do anyway.

 

[spat]

They forget they are our employees. You're not supposed to get rich working for The People.

You don't get rich on $200k/yr

But *they* get rich, so clearly they are doing something else and the work they do for the people is chump change to then.


Imagine a McDonalds fry getting rich by selling cases of meat out of the freezer under the table.

That's what they're doing to us.

I DGAF about the $200k. Hell, I wouldn't care if it was $2M, in a $6.5T budget that's inconsequential.

To put that in perspective, you're talking about a $200k salary in a $6,500,000,000k budget.

What pisses me off is that they are *supposed* to be working full time for us, but 99% of the time they're collecting checks from other people instead.

 

[JonStoh]

I wouldn't mind if they *were* working for the people.

But, the people are paying them ~$200k/yr and they are making over $1M per year on average, so who are they really working for ?

Sigh, the lobbyists.

 

[Saltwater60]

They forget they are our employees. You're not supposed to get rich working for The People.

They hopefully means both sides. They suck at representing us.

 

[tirwin1]

I'd gladly see the salary increased to $5 million per year as long as they passed a balanced budget. Deficits would bring their salary to $50,000. That should provide an incentive.

I remember reading a typical "day in the life" of a congressman about 30 years ago. Their entire day from early morning to early evening is nothing but meetings. Then they typically attend some event at night. It's a job only for the most garrulous, pompous a-holes who like to listen to themselves talk. It's not a job an ordinary person would want.

 

[fresch]

The states are supposed to be free and independent.
The fed is for protecting the states from each other and foreign forces.
What we have is both the fed and state fing the people over at every opportunity.
Why? Money.

 

[Drinkthekoolaid]

thats exactly WHY we need a mandatory retirement age. Brandon's out, Trump is out.

and besides all that, Congress was supposed to be a volunteer job, not a full time paid position

I'm so done with senile out of touch senior citizens in positions of power well beyond their capabilities that directly affect the course of our country and legislative process.

 

[Acer-m14]

Well, the ones in prison do anyway.

and the ones that get shot on the street and whisked to the ER room for emergency bullet removal .. ..

all FREE ..

 

[spat]

and the ones that get shot on the street and whisked to the ER room for emergency bullet removal .. ..

all FREE ..

Prison is the ultimate leftist utopia.

That is what they are trying to turn the whole world into.

Nobody has to work.

Healthcare, food, shelter, etc are all provided by the government for everyone for free.

Only the government has weapons.

Etc..
Etc...


Name one thing they advocate for all of us that isn't included in a prison stay.

 

[fresch]

Was saying this to the wife yesterday.

 

[Uninformed and Compliant]

The states are supposed to be free and independent.
The fed is for protecting the states from each other and foreign forces.
What we have is both the fed and state fing the people over at every opportunity.

Agreed.
It isn't because of people making money, however. Making money is the side effect.

It is because the States were effectively dissolved with the 16th (direct taxation of individuals by FedGov, instead of bulk tax paid by the States themselves) and 17th (dissolution of State representation in the Federal Govt) amendments.

Prior to 16, the Fed budget was split up on the States based on population. Each state would collect its share as it saw fit, and the state would pay OR WITHHOLD whatever they saw fit. This was the ultimate power of the purse - FedGov wants to tax NYS to fix our own freakin highways? FedGov will pay $1B for the upkeep IF NYS agrees to a Federal speed limit? The answer would be, "How about we simply remove $1B from the taxes we were going to pay the FedGov, and fix the roads ourselves." "You're taxing us $150B to send to Ukraine? How about we remove $150B from what we were going to pay you." And so forth. That is what neutered the states and made them powerless in their own fucking Compact.

Prior to 17, Senators represented the State Legislature. States are now completely disenfranchised from their own Federal Compact; Senators now answer to the same election scheme as the Governor (two or three population centers dictate), instead of a quasi-electoral-college of the Legislature.

 

[DoOver]

 

[DoOver]

"YOU LIE!!!""

 

[Zerex]

Shes my girl!!!!

 

[Phazer]

Congress should only be in session a few weeks a year. That way, they'd prioritize important legislation. Many state legislatures work that way.

We do not need detached political hacks creating new laws, with their hands in our pockets, every day of the week.

 

[Grimscale]

That way, they'd prioritize important legislation.

Yeah, like their latest pay raise, or authorizing their graft.


I love watching an optimist. It's so much more enjoyable when you see their face after they realize life is not logical or rosy.

 

[Phazer]

Yeah, like their latest pay raise, or authorizing their graft.


I love watching an optimist. It's so much more enjoyable when you see their face after they realize life is not logical or rosy.

Hardly.

I'd be willing to pay congress to be on vacation 50 weeks a year. That would save the nation a fortune by forgoing spending bills and tax hikes.

 

[Truebeliever]

no bitching about their 174K a year pension?

The pension is 174k a year? Not quite. From Wikipedia but backed up by other sites:

“The accrual rate for congressional service between 1984 and December 31, 2012, is covered by a FERS "special" computation that is similar to that for Federal employees such as First Responders, FBI Special Agents, and Air Traffic Control Officers. The accrual rate is 1.7% for the first 20 years and 1.0% for each year beyond the 20th. The basic retirement annuity under FERS is equal to the (Average High-3 Salary x .017 x Years of Service through 20 years)+(High-3 Salary x .01 x Years of Service over 20)= Annual Pension Members who began congressional service before 1984 and who elected to join FERS will receive credit under FERS from January 1, 1984, forward. Thus, at the close of the 108th Congress in December 2004, participants had a maximum of 21 years of service under FERS. Assuming that a Member retired at the end of 2004 with 20 years of congressional service under FERS, and a high-3 average salary of $154,267, the initial annual FERS pension in 2005 would be: [$154,267 x .017 x 20] = $52,451”

Congress makes their money from outside sources especially from think tanks, law firms who want their “ Rolodex “ and other connections .

And while their time in Washington is part time, the other part is supposed to be available to their constituents. It’s a full time job .

 

[Beerman]

Yeah, like their latest pay raise, or authorizing their graft.


I love watching an optimist. It's so much more enjoyable when you see their face after they realize life is not logical or rosy.

A pessimist is never disappointed.