House Democrats propose $4,500 pay raise for Congress

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House Democrats propose $4,500 pay raise for Congress

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06-07-2019, 11:44 PM

(06-07-2019, 11:20 AM)mikesez Wrote:
(06-06-2019, 11:35 PM)americus 2.0 Wrote: The words loyalty and politicians shouldn't be in the same sentence. Ever.

Why not?
I admit, like any cynical person, that a politician's main motive is getting re-elected. Getting personal glory is up there too.
But most of them don't have to worry much about being re-elected. They are in safe districts.
And most of them have no real chance at personal glory.
So what comes next? Can you to think of anything more compelling than loyalty to the people who pay them? They want more funds from the same people. So they show loyalty.

Well, if loyalty means prostituting yourself then sure, they're loyal to a fault. The "people" who pay them the real money they're after- those would be corporations and self interest groups- get all the loyalty in the world. Politicians haven't been for the actual people of this country in a very long time.

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House Democrats propose $4,500 pay raise for Congress - by The Drifter - 06-05-2019, 02:36 PM

RE: House Democrats propose $4,500 pay raise for Congress - by StroudCrowd1 - 06-05-2019, 02:56 PM

RE: House Democrats propose $4,500 pay raise for Congress - by The Drifter - 06-05-2019, 03:29 PM

RE: House Democrats propose $4,500 pay raise for Congress - by StroudCrowd1 - 06-05-2019, 03:41 PM

RE: House Democrats propose $4,500 pay raise for Congress - by TJBender - 06-05-2019, 04:11 PM

RE: House Democrats propose $4,500 pay raise for Congress - by mikesez - 06-05-2019, 04:24 PM

RE: House Democrats propose $4,500 pay raise for Congress - by MalabarJag - 06-05-2019, 10:19 PM

RE: House Democrats propose $4,500 pay raise for Congress - by TJBender - 06-05-2019, 11:20 PM

RE: House Democrats propose $4,500 pay raise for Congress - by StroudCrowd1 - 06-05-2019, 04:25 PM

RE: House Democrats propose $4,500 pay raise for Congress - by flsprtsgod - 06-06-2019, 06:36 AM

RE: House Democrats propose $4,500 pay raise for Congress - by mikesez - 06-05-2019, 04:16 PM

RE: House Democrats propose $4,500 pay raise for Congress - by 13Coronas - 06-05-2019, 06:16 PM

RE: House Democrats propose $4,500 pay raise for Congress - by StroudCrowd1 - 06-05-2019, 08:02 PM

RE: House Democrats propose $4,500 pay raise for Congress - by mikesez - 06-05-2019, 08:56 PM

RE: House Democrats propose $4,500 pay raise for Congress - by StroudCrowd1 - 06-05-2019, 09:27 PM

RE: House Democrats propose $4,500 pay raise for Congress - by 13Coronas - 06-06-2019, 06:15 AM

RE: House Democrats propose $4,500 pay raise for Congress - by mikesez - 06-06-2019, 07:38 AM

RE: House Democrats propose $4,500 pay raise for Congress - by JagNGeorgia - 06-05-2019, 11:44 PM

RE: House Democrats propose $4,500 pay raise for Congress - by mikesez - 06-06-2019, 07:20 AM

RE: House Democrats propose $4,500 pay raise for Congressa - by 13Coronas - 06-06-2019, 09:40 AM

RE: House Democrats propose $4,500 pay raise for Congressa - by mikesez - 06-06-2019, 11:25 AM

RE: House Democrats propose $4,500 pay raise for Congressa - by 13Coronas - 06-06-2019, 12:43 PM

RE: House Democrats propose $4,500 pay raise for Congressa - by flsprtsgod - 06-08-2019, 07:39 AM

RE: House Democrats propose $4,500 pay raise for Congress - by 13Coronas - 06-06-2019, 09:06 AM

RE: House Democrats propose $4,500 pay raise for Congress - by The Real Marty - 06-06-2019, 03:57 PM

RE: House Democrats propose $4,500 pay raise for Congress - by mikesez - 06-06-2019, 04:53 PM

RE: House Democrats propose $4,500 pay raise for Congress - by JagNGeorgia - 06-06-2019, 09:38 PM

RE: House Democrats propose $4,500 pay raise for Congress - by mikesez - 06-06-2019, 11:20 PM

RE: House Democrats propose $4,500 pay raise for Congress - by americus 2.0 - 06-06-2019, 11:35 PM

RE: House Democrats propose $4,500 pay raise for Congress - by mikesez - 06-07-2019, 11:20 AM

RE: House Democrats propose $4,500 pay raise for Congress - by The Real Marty - 06-07-2019, 11:24 AM

RE: House Democrats propose $4,500 pay raise for Congress - by mikesez - 06-07-2019, 12:23 PM

RE: House Democrats propose $4,500 pay raise for Congress - by The Real Marty - 06-07-2019, 03:11 PM

RE: House Democrats propose $4,500 pay raise for Congress - by mikesez - 06-07-2019, 03:57 PM

RE: House Democrats propose $4,500 pay raise for Congress - by americus 2.0 - 06-07-2019, 11:44 PM

RE: House Democrats propose $4,500 pay raise for Congress - by mikesez - 06-08-2019, 08:08 AM

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