“MEMBERS ARE PAID MORE THAN AVG – BUT JOB REQS 2 RESIDENCES + WE CAN’T TAKE TAX DEDUCTIONS FOR WORK COSTS,” OCASIO-CORTEZ TWEETED.
Since her prior career was that of a terrible waitress, she must be completely unaware that there are thousands of Americans who work in oil, fishing and lumber industries that sleep in trailers or cramped/shared quarters while they spend months away from their families and all for far, far less than any elected officials in Washington makes.
One has to wonder how this ignorant big titted beaner bimbo was elected to anything.
The guy who wrote the article was too stupid to know how many weeks there are in a year...
[–] ReadPastHeadlines 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Guess he qualifies for a raise, then.
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[–] ketoll 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago (edited ago)
They should set a private-sector comparable wage to the actual work they do, then index every congressman's pay to directly follow the purchasing power index of the dollar. Cost of living increases are out. The dollar declines in value, their wages decline.
Then the States should form their own collaborative IRS-like entity solely in charge of closely monitoring congressman wages and income. All income discrepancies to be highlighted and a panel of elected decision-makers from each State decide whether they will be investigated. This panel can only serve 2-year terms maximum.
[–] BigSky_GAM ago
When our country was founded, politicians donated their time. What happened???
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[–] KalEl50 ago
Can’t afford the lifestyle ho? Then you shouldn’t have taken the job. Dumb cunt.