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In reply to the discussion: "Struggling to make ends meet" on $174K a year?? Really Nancy??? [View all]RedCloud
(9,230 posts)145. Get it straight people!
First the billionaires, then the millionaires and if we still need a little more, then the megathousandaires!
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"Struggling to make ends meet" on $174K a year?? Really Nancy??? [View all]
proud2BlibKansan
Feb 2013
OP
You think the staff is overpaid? You know every time I hear some beltway brat crabbing about how
Ed Suspicious
Feb 2013
#109
I think anyone who has a pay freeze is quite lucky/privilege. It would be absolutely life-
robinlynne
Feb 2013
#234
I used to--and the Congresspeople should go old school--like many of their constituents do when
MADem
Feb 2013
#133
Fuck it.. build them some barracks, with a mess hall.. just like our troops live in..
Ghost in the Machine
Feb 2013
#190
You know what? That wouldn't be a bad idea, actually--fire up a "SRO" building, with five hundred
MADem
Feb 2013
#200
I am not bothered by Nancy Pelosi's comments (or non-comments). I've said that elsewhere
MADem
Feb 2013
#321
I don't think, if we break it down, we have much (if any) disagreement, actually!
MADem
Feb 2013
#329
I think most people are upset about the "dignity of the job" portion of the statement.
NOVA_Dem
Feb 2013
#292
No, most people are upset about the "making ends meet" fake quote, which is why the OP used it
GiaGiovanni
Feb 2013
#296
A quick eyeball of the thread shows many more posts concerned with the money/ making ends meet theme
GiaGiovanni
Feb 2013
#300
Sherrod spent his free time at peace rallies and Camp Wellstone activist training
Kolesar
Feb 2013
#174
half of congresspeople are millionaires. the other half is mostly very well-off.
HiPointDem
Feb 2013
#220
neither do ordinary people of modest means deserve a pay cut, yet they have gotten one
HiPointDem
Feb 2013
#255
I can see that, but how many Senators live entirely off that $174k? I suppose if we had an actual
brewens
Feb 2013
#6
The amount needed to maintain a residence in DC is how they justified paying themselves almost
Egalitarian Thug
Feb 2013
#29
I'm beyond amazed that Americans just don't seem to care at all about the blatant
Egalitarian Thug
Feb 2013
#183
Actually, I read that a Congress person spends 80% of their time fundraising
dixiegrrrrl
Feb 2013
#202
Here in Bergen County $200,000 per year is just making it into the upper middle class.
Walk away
Feb 2013
#211
DU forum policy prohibits me from posting information that would completely torpedo annabanana's
slackmaster
Feb 2013
#51
She's speaking up for the members who don't make as much outside the job as her
ProudToBeBlueInRhody
Feb 2013
#148
Or when she personally bottled up HR 676 to keep it out of the health care debate
Egalitarian Thug
Feb 2013
#81
It's still a ridiculous notion - whether she's speaking of herself or not.
proud2BlibKansan
Feb 2013
#13
If they were paid like normal people, on job performance, they wouldn't be making jack shit
Harry Monroe
Feb 2013
#194
They all get a travel allowance, the minimum is over $6,000 a year with additional compensation
Bluenorthwest
Feb 2013
#31
In typical DC fashion, she has been "extraordinarily lucky" and managed
Egalitarian Thug
Feb 2013
#9
No shit. It's a shame how many congressmen have to quit because they can't afford to serve.
progressoid
Feb 2013
#187
They'd go out on the "Speaker's Circuit" and rake in millions speaking to lobbyists!
MADem
Feb 2013
#204
We should pay them more, increase the lifetime benefits, and forbid any of
Warren Stupidity
Feb 2013
#16
Every two years they could lose the "job" so maybe they should not think of it that way
treestar
Feb 2013
#17
Of the ten longest serving current House members, the longest term is 54 years, 27 terms Dingle
Bluenorthwest
Feb 2013
#46
And I know plenty of unemployed folks who would trade places with you in a minute
proud2BlibKansan
Feb 2013
#20
This is what you chose as your profession. If you wanted to be a politician then you too could enjoy
Pisces
Feb 2013
#111
The don't 'have to' have two housholds. They get a healthy travel allowance and other expenses
Bluenorthwest
Feb 2013
#48
I'm sure some who defend politicians at every turn might say when they're at dinner
cherokeeprogressive
Feb 2013
#269
Congressional salaries should be set by the market - lower them until candidates stop running.
FarCenter
Feb 2013
#39
Information about properties owned by Former Speaker Pelosi and her husband is in public records
slackmaster
Feb 2013
#54
I agree with your point, but the Destitute Members Caucus could not have picked a more ironic...
slackmaster
Feb 2013
#98
Yes! They seriously could live a monastic lifestyle of quiet contemplation while they aren't doing
Ed Suspicious
Feb 2013
#151
I think the ineffectiveness of congress is not best addressed by cutting their pay
bhikkhu
Feb 2013
#85
I wouldn't pay any member of Congress one cent more than the national average income.
Ikonoklast
Feb 2013
#100
Sorry but I don't agree with you. Most have to maintain 2 residences. If you have children etc.
Pisces
Feb 2013
#103
And it would be even worse in Congress with only millionaires running for office or able to afford
Pisces
Feb 2013
#112
And people whose jobs are regularly shipped overseas can't afford ONE residence.
valerief
Feb 2013
#110
Anyone who believes Congress cares about regular people, stand in the corner. nt
valerief
Feb 2013
#106
I think senators and reps are compensated fairly, considering the perks.
mountain grammy
Feb 2013
#107
In Pelosi's defense many legislators are maintaining two residences, one in expensive DC, the other
cecilfirefox
Feb 2013
#124
It is trivial compared to the paycheck they'll get as lobbyists when they leave congress.
lumberjack_jeff
Feb 2013
#129
Just because I don't make $174k doesn't mean the person who does is smarter than me.
L0oniX
Feb 2013
#317
I am normally unsympathetic to the complaints of the well-off but I also think that congressional
JVS
Feb 2013
#159
Congressmen should be paid the average American wage earner's income from the previous year.
OceanEcosystem
Feb 2013
#161
The source doesn't have that phrase in it as a quotation - you were trolled by the msnNow writer....
xocet
Feb 2013
#169
Depends on where you live in DC. Fairfax county modest 3 BDR homes away from crime are 500K
GiaGiovanni
Feb 2013
#208
Could you please give me specifics on those "safe areas"? Better yet, give us links to those apts.
spooky3
Feb 2013
#257
Alexandria has lots of crime, unless you live in certain areas like Old Town
GiaGiovanni
Feb 2013
#284
I think most people would like to live within walking distance of a metro stop.
NOVA_Dem
Feb 2013
#311
Don't worry Congress, there's light at the other end of that revolving door.
EastKYLiberal
Feb 2013
#197
While Pelosi's statement was unelegant, a lower congressional wage attracts lobbyist cash.
alp227
Feb 2013
#207
not like everybody else. they still get health benefits and retirement, don't they?
robinlynne
Feb 2013
#236
and attract the very best for the work and the people's sakes with no hope to profit
TheKentuckian
Feb 2013
#270
It is very, very easy for the very wealthy to forget how many people have to get by
Nye Bevan
Feb 2013
#261
Nancy Pelosi: You and your cohorts vote yourselves pay raises in the DARK OF NIGHT
cherokeeprogressive
Feb 2013
#268
If they were worth it, that would be fine, however, except for a very few, I do not think so
still_one
Feb 2013
#277
For a House leader who took impeachment off the table, shouldn't she be making more?
AnotherMcIntosh
Feb 2013
#326