| 68. Agreed. Nobody is obligated to live above their means. |
| -Rep. Sanchez: I can't give up my paycheck |
Freddie Stubbs |
Apr-07-11 03:27 PM |
#0 |
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she makes $174,000 and lives paycheck to paycheck? |
Skittles |
Apr-07-11 03:30 PM |
#1 |
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Maybe she's an NFL player? |
Dr. Strange |
Apr-07-11 03:31 PM |
#2 |
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I know, it's mind-boggling |
Ishoutandscream2 |
Apr-07-11 03:31 PM |
#3 |
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she has residences in both CA & DC, student loans, a kid - I can see it |
Justitia |
Apr-07-11 03:34 PM |
#10 |
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Bullshit. |
Lance_Boyle |
Apr-07-11 03:37 PM |
#11 |
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are you calling me a liar, or just being rude? |
Justitia |
Apr-07-11 03:49 PM |
#18 |
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Sorta both, although 'liar' doesn't quite fit - you gave an implausible opinion. |
Lance_Boyle |
Apr-07-11 03:54 PM |
#19 |
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I gave an opinion, no need to get so nasty if you don't agree. |
Justitia |
Apr-07-11 03:55 PM |
#20 |
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He's flat wrong besides... |
JuniperLea |
Apr-07-11 04:04 PM |
#23 |
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I've lived in DC and CA. That's bullshit. Sanchez is an embarrassment. |
AllTooEasy |
Apr-07-11 05:16 PM |
#92 |
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I don't believe you... |
JuniperLea |
Apr-07-11 05:41 PM |
#120 |
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No, they don't all provide that. When did you live in DC and CA? Housing prices are currently double |
spooky3 |
Apr-08-11 11:41 AM |
#165 |
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It depends on where you live but in DC, best neighborhoods are $1500/mo for a studio |
wordpix |
Apr-09-11 09:12 PM |
#194 |
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Deleted message |
Name removed |
Apr-07-11 04:03 PM |
#22 |
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I call bullshit on your bullshit... |
JuniperLea |
Apr-07-11 04:02 PM |
#21 |
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I agree with you. |
spooky3 |
Apr-07-11 04:31 PM |
#46 |
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Exactly... |
JuniperLea |
Apr-07-11 04:34 PM |
#52 |
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She does not pay staff salaries. |
former9thward |
Apr-07-11 06:31 PM |
#135 |
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She pays for her home staff... |
JuniperLea |
Apr-08-11 01:39 PM |
#178 |
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That is a personal expense which she has chosen and has nothing to do with a shutdown. |
former9thward |
Apr-09-11 12:22 AM |
#187 |
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Deleted message |
Name removed |
Apr-08-11 09:13 PM |
#183 |
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Do you feel equally bad for Republican Sean Duffy of Wisconsin? |
Rage for Order |
Apr-07-11 05:04 PM |
#77 |
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I know nothing about him... |
JuniperLea |
Apr-07-11 05:08 PM |
#83 |
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He has student loans, 6 kids, drives a used minivan... |
Rage for Order |
Apr-07-11 05:11 PM |
#86 |
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I crapped on that guy too. |
AtheistCrusader |
Apr-07-11 05:15 PM |
#91 |
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If that's the case... |
JuniperLea |
Apr-07-11 05:18 PM |
#96 |
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He's worked his ass off doing something all right... |
AtheistCrusader |
Apr-07-11 05:21 PM |
#99 |
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I see how it happens that it leaves a bad taste... |
JuniperLea |
Apr-07-11 05:25 PM |
#104 |
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Your cost of living you listed |
AtheistCrusader |
Apr-07-11 05:31 PM |
#111 |
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She works... |
JuniperLea |
Apr-07-11 05:37 PM |
#115 |
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Hey, lady congressfolk should be scrubbing their own toilets |
Justitia |
Apr-07-11 05:41 PM |
#119 |
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Tell him to get on that laundry too! |
JuniperLea |
Apr-07-11 05:43 PM |
#122 |
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Wait, why is that wierd? |
AtheistCrusader |
Apr-07-11 05:45 PM |
#125 |
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Not one single person I know in that salary bracket... |
JuniperLea |
Apr-07-11 06:25 PM |
#131 |
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I'm salary. I work minimum 50hrs a week. |
AtheistCrusader |
Apr-07-11 06:28 PM |
#133 |
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Bully for you - you should run for congress in your spare time! |
Justitia |
Apr-07-11 06:32 PM |
#138 |
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The only thing on that list I don't do |
AtheistCrusader |
Apr-07-11 06:58 PM |
#143 |
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You are not getting up in front of the nation and discussing it |
joeglow3 |
Apr-08-11 12:22 PM |
#169 |
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I live in one home... |
JuniperLea |
Apr-07-11 06:33 PM |
#139 |
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You should get out and meet some folks... |
snooper2 |
Apr-08-11 08:53 AM |
#158 |
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You know what, it's not worth it when people are just looking to attack, facts don't matter |
Justitia |
Apr-07-11 05:49 PM |
#127 |
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You missed some things. |
AtheistCrusader |
Apr-07-11 05:54 PM |
#128 |
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You nailed it! |
JuniperLea |
Apr-07-11 06:26 PM |
#132 |
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I read my own post & just realized Phyllis Schlafly has been posting all over this thread - LOL!! |
Justitia |
Apr-07-11 05:55 PM |
#129 |
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Do you feel as much sympathy for Sean Duffy? |
sabrina 1 |
Apr-08-11 12:43 PM |
#172 |
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Granted, I travel for business a lot less. |
AtheistCrusader |
Apr-07-11 05:42 PM |
#121 |
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Linda Sanchez has been in office for 8 years now |
Rage for Order |
Apr-07-11 05:23 PM |
#102 |
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Things must be mighty different in Fort Worth... |
JuniperLea |
Apr-07-11 05:29 PM |
#107 |
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LOL - I'm a Texan who used to live in those parts - trust me, it's planet Mars compared to you |
Justitia |
Apr-07-11 05:33 PM |
#112 |
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I thought so! |
JuniperLea |
Apr-07-11 05:39 PM |
#117 |
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Try hawaii. |
AtheistCrusader |
Apr-07-11 05:44 PM |
#123 |
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I'm betting no one would beat an eyelash... |
JuniperLea |
Apr-07-11 06:29 PM |
#134 |
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Depends on how it was phrased, I suppose. |
AtheistCrusader |
Apr-07-11 06:31 PM |
#136 |
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Well, that's what it boils down to for Sanchez too... |
JuniperLea |
Apr-07-11 06:35 PM |
#140 |
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See post 159 |
snooper2 |
Apr-08-11 09:09 AM |
#160 |
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Name removed |
Apr-08-11 09:16 PM |
#184 |
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Lol, but he's a Republican!! She's a Democrat! Can't you see the |
sabrina 1 |
Apr-08-11 11:56 AM |
#167 |
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FUCK YES |
Skittles |
Apr-08-11 12:50 AM |
#155 |
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Not much info on her husband |
atreides1 |
Apr-07-11 04:07 PM |
#27 |
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Either he's bringing in a salary, too, or not . In any case, he can help around the house. |
No Elephants |
Apr-10-11 06:53 AM |
#197 |
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I can believe it too. Factoring in all that she stated, very believable...n/t |
monmouth |
Apr-07-11 04:06 PM |
#25 |
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Definitely, and cost of living in both places high. |
elleng |
Apr-07-11 04:43 PM |
#63 |
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I agree, 174K in any major metropolitan area is not going to make |
harun |
Apr-08-11 10:11 AM |
#162 |
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She does not have to be in TWO metro areas |
golfguru |
Apr-08-11 09:56 PM |
#186 |
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the incumbent party has to keep those dollars coming in so the "shuttle campaigning" must go on |
wordpix |
Apr-09-11 09:15 PM |
#195 |
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I have two kids in college |
golfguru |
Apr-08-11 09:54 PM |
#185 |
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She explained she college loans and a home in her district and in DC |
karynnj |
Apr-07-11 04:11 PM |
#31 |
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I'm sure she pays airfare out of her own pocket... |
JuniperLea |
Apr-07-11 04:15 PM |
#33 |
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True - she would have to |
karynnj |
Apr-07-11 04:20 PM |
#37 |
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Actually, her budgeting must be excellent to do all that... |
JuniperLea |
Apr-07-11 04:24 PM |
#42 |
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true |
La Lioness Priyanka |
Apr-07-11 04:44 PM |
#64 |
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As of 2008 EVERY single U.S. Senator was a MULTI millionaire. Any Dem not |
No Elephants |
Apr-09-11 07:47 AM |
#190 |
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If she has a house in DC and in Cali then I can see why she lives pay to pay check |
TNLib |
Apr-07-11 06:51 PM |
#142 |
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She's not counting her holdings, maybe sell some BoA stock if it's that bad |
snooper2 |
Apr-08-11 09:02 AM |
#159 |
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Two houses ( in expensive localities) plus student loans, not to mention |
hedgehog |
Apr-08-11 01:56 PM |
#179 |
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And the government workers don't? |
MiniMe |
Apr-07-11 03:31 PM |
#4 |
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shoot, all the things I want to say, I'd rather say to Loretta |
CreekDog |
Apr-07-11 03:33 PM |
#9 |
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My wife works for the Federal Government and... |
SkyDaddy7 |
Apr-07-11 03:46 PM |
#16 |
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but she didn't say they did - and I'll bet every action she has taken has been to |
spooky3 |
Apr-07-11 04:35 PM |
#53 |
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Wow, just a fail! n/t |
Life Long Liberal |
Apr-07-11 03:31 PM |
#5 |
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i don't know what to say -- dems didn't start this thing -- but if dems are going along |
xchrom |
Apr-07-11 03:32 PM |
#6 |
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Neither can your own constituents that make one-third your salary! |
CreekDog |
Apr-07-11 03:32 PM |
#7 |
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jeebus |
Lance_Boyle |
Apr-07-11 03:33 PM |
#8 |
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Bullshit... |
JuniperLea |
Apr-07-11 04:07 PM |
#26 |
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so what are you saying? |
savalez |
Apr-07-11 04:24 PM |
#41 |
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Clearly you've given no thought to her expenses... |
JuniperLea |
Apr-07-11 04:29 PM |
#44 |
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FYI when you are wealthy you call it a nanny... |
snooper2 |
Apr-07-11 04:35 PM |
#55 |
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She can't be with the baby like we can... |
JuniperLea |
Apr-07-11 04:50 PM |
# |
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Clearly you make a lot of assumptions about what others are thinking. |
savalez |
Apr-07-11 04:35 PM |
#56 |
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I'm making no assumptions at all |
JuniperLea |
Apr-07-11 05:02 PM |
#75 |
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JuniperLea, simple yes or no question for you... |
savalez |
Apr-07-11 06:50 PM |
#141 |
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Lakewood is "the ghetto"??? |
U4ikLefty |
Apr-09-11 04:22 AM |
#188 |
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And our troops who are away from home, paying for child care, etc.? |
SharonAnn |
Apr-08-11 01:22 PM |
#175 |
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Don't we have the ridiculous potty mouth today. |
Fuddnik |
Apr-07-11 04:36 PM |
#57 |
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that was in response to all the "potty mouths" that posted earlier |
Justitia |
Apr-07-11 04:41 PM |
#60 |
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How about following DU rules and discussing issues instead of people? |
JuniperLea |
Apr-07-11 05:05 PM |
#78 |
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+1 |
Rex |
Apr-07-11 05:29 PM |
#108 |
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make sure you "+1" where it all started |
Justitia |
Apr-07-11 05:37 PM |
#114 |
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When I was laid |
christx30 |
Apr-07-11 05:07 PM |
#82 |
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Utter fertilizer... |
JuniperLea |
Apr-07-11 05:23 PM |
#101 |
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is it any wonder |
orangeapple |
Apr-07-11 04:47 PM |
#65 |
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25% is a little low |
quakerboy |
Apr-07-11 10:20 PM |
#148 |
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$174k salary! Cry me a fucking river and stay off my television set! eom |
Purveyor |
Apr-07-11 03:38 PM |
#12 |
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Poor you, Linda! |
City Lights |
Apr-07-11 03:40 PM |
#13 |
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Aw bullshit. |
Moondog |
Apr-07-11 03:41 PM |
#14 |
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Spoken like someone who hasn't a clue... |
JuniperLea |
Apr-07-11 04:07 PM |
#28 |
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CA 39th. Do your own research. |
Moondog |
Apr-07-11 04:18 PM |
#34 |
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I don't need to do research... she's my neighbor!! |
JuniperLea |
Apr-07-11 04:21 PM |
#38 |
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Heh. Think what you like. Thanks for playing. Bye. |
Moondog |
Apr-07-11 04:23 PM |
#40 |
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Willful ignorance won't get you far... |
JuniperLea |
Apr-07-11 04:30 PM |
#45 |
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Well |
atreides1 |
Apr-07-11 03:44 PM |
#15 |
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Wow, talk about tone deaf |
NICO9000 |
Apr-07-11 03:48 PM |
#17 |
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I'm living unemployment check to unemployment check. Give me a f'ing break. |
SCRUBDASHRUB |
Apr-07-11 04:06 PM |
#24 |
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One thinks that the Good Congressperson needs |
Sherman A1 |
Apr-07-11 04:08 PM |
#29 |
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You might take your own advice... |
JuniperLea |
Apr-07-11 04:32 PM |
#49 |
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And Ms Sanchez was forced to take this job? |
Sherman A1 |
Apr-07-11 05:27 PM |
#105 |
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wasn't that her whole point? That she needs a paycheck like everybody else? |
Justitia |
Apr-07-11 05:31 PM |
#109 |
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She was showing how she is much like the rest of us... |
JuniperLea |
Apr-07-11 05:34 PM |
#113 |
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How much is Sanchez's home in California and how much in/near DC? |
LiberalFighter |
Apr-07-11 04:09 PM |
#30 |
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Her Lakewood, CA neighborhood isn't fancy at all... |
JuniperLea |
Apr-07-11 04:19 PM |
#35 |
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I have a two year old. I walk my own dog. I get by with less than half that with a similar house pay |
AtheistCrusader |
Apr-07-11 04:56 PM |
#70 |
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How much good have you done for your fellow citizens? |
JuniperLea |
Apr-07-11 05:31 PM |
#110 |
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Public good is not in the equation of income-outgo. |
AtheistCrusader |
Apr-07-11 05:37 PM |
#116 |
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I agree. I know that it is expensive in California |
LiberalFighter |
Apr-07-11 05:25 PM |
#103 |
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What her homes DO cost and what they SHOULD cost may be 2 very different things. |
No Elephants |
Apr-10-11 07:15 AM |
#198 |
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Wow. |
Wait Wut |
Apr-07-11 04:14 PM |
#32 |
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How much do you know about living in So Cal and DC? |
JuniperLea |
Apr-07-11 04:20 PM |
#36 |
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Not DC... |
Wait Wut |
Apr-07-11 04:39 PM |
#59 |
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She is renting in DC... |
JuniperLea |
Apr-07-11 04:57 PM |
#72 |
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Keep us posted. |
Wait Wut |
Apr-07-11 05:06 PM |
#80 |
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What's bugging me is a knee jerk response... |
JuniperLea |
Apr-07-11 05:11 PM |
#87 |
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You're right, it probably was cherry picked. |
AtheistCrusader |
Apr-07-11 05:11 PM |
#85 |
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Why should she regret it, she's being HONEST. |
PassingFair |
Apr-07-11 04:50 PM |
#67 |
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$174K and living paycheck to paycheck? |
savalez |
Apr-07-11 04:23 PM |
#39 |
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My heart breaks for her, not...sorry, but $174K/yr is plenty |
AnOhioan |
Apr-07-11 04:25 PM |
#43 |
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Bullshit... |
JuniperLea |
Apr-07-11 04:31 PM |
#47 |
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Does have a personal staff??? |
AnOhioan |
Apr-07-11 04:33 PM |
#51 |
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Her nanny isn't... |
JuniperLea |
Apr-07-11 04:35 PM |
#54 |
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needed. |
AtheistCrusader |
Apr-07-11 04:58 PM |
#73 |
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sure - who needs working mothers in Congress? |
Justitia |
Apr-07-11 05:05 PM |
# |
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If she can't do her work in a normal workday like the rest of us, maybe congress needs a union. |
AtheistCrusader |
Apr-07-11 05:09 PM |
#84 |
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maybe you need to dedicate your life to public service |
Justitia |
Apr-07-11 05:15 PM |
#90 |
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For that kind of paycheck, you might be surprised what I would do. |
AtheistCrusader |
Apr-07-11 05:18 PM |
#94 |
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Please try to keep up... |
JuniperLea |
Apr-07-11 05:07 PM |
#81 |
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How is that a personal attack? |
AtheistCrusader |
Apr-07-11 05:12 PM |
#88 |
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You said I was fumbling for words... |
JuniperLea |
Apr-07-11 05:20 PM |
#98 |
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It is a figure of speech |
AtheistCrusader |
Apr-07-11 05:22 PM |
#100 |
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There are a lot of people struggling right now who would consider |
WatsonT |
Apr-08-11 03:37 PM |
#181 |
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But that's the point: most of us can't. |
damntexdem |
Apr-07-11 04:31 PM |
#48 |
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I get that she lives in an expensive area of the country and has |
Luciferous |
Apr-07-11 04:33 PM |
#50 |
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Agreed. Nobody is obligated to live above their means. |
savalez |
Apr-07-11 04:51 PM |
#68 |
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classic NU-DU; jumping all over one of the few true progressives in congress.. |
frylock |
Apr-07-11 04:39 PM |
#58 |
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no kidding - this woman comes from modest means, put herself thru college to become a LABOR lawyer |
Justitia |
Apr-07-11 04:53 PM |
#69 |
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I'd jump on anyone making that sort of statement. |
AtheistCrusader |
Apr-07-11 05:00 PM |
#74 |
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Median income for her district.....$45,307 |
AnOhioan |
Apr-07-11 04:42 PM |
#61 |
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174,000 - 28% = 125,280 / 12 = 10,440 month take-home |
snooper2 |
Apr-07-11 04:43 PM |
#62 |
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Might sound like a lot, but that is not a huge amount of money when she has to travel back and forth |
Pisces |
Apr-08-11 10:27 AM |
#163 |
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I hate politicians. |
alarimer |
Apr-07-11 04:50 PM |
#66 |
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You see so much waste via news stories, |
SoulSearcher |
Apr-07-11 04:56 PM |
#71 |
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I want a RICH WHITE MALE rep who can afford to treat this shutdown like a vacation! |
Justitia |
Apr-07-11 05:03 PM |
#76 |
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That pay would keep me going for more than seventeen years. |
Downwinder |
Apr-07-11 05:05 PM |
#79 |
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Congresswoman Linda Sanchez is making a valid point. |
mwooldri |
Apr-07-11 05:14 PM |
#89 |
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My Representative, John Yarmuth, donates his salary to charity every month. |
MasonJar |
Apr-07-11 05:18 PM |
#93 |
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14,500.00 A MONTH AND SHE CAN'T MAKE ENDS MEET??? |
Welibs |
Apr-07-11 05:18 PM |
#95 |
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Well, she does have a very big house. |
Arrowhead2k1 |
Apr-07-11 10:11 PM |
#147 |
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Except for the filthy rich, most people live a lifestyle that represents their income level. |
truthisfreedom |
Apr-07-11 05:18 PM |
#97 |
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How do you live paycheck to paycheck and make 174k a year? |
Rex |
Apr-07-11 05:27 PM |
#106 |
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I don't know how anyone survives on under $200k a year |
inwiththenew |
Apr-07-11 05:39 PM |
#118 |
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no sympathy from me ... Im one of the 800K feds that will go without pay if they shut it down |
MikeW |
Apr-07-11 05:45 PM |
#124 |
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I have nothing personal against Rep. Sanchez |
Patchuli |
Apr-07-11 06:17 PM |
#130 |
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I have nothing against the representative Sanchez, either |
mitchtv |
Apr-07-11 10:44 PM |
#151 |
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Is there an echo in here? |
Patchuli |
Apr-08-11 12:04 AM |
#153 |
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"Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) wrote to colleagues Thursday morning" |
ProSense |
Apr-07-11 05:47 PM |
#126 |
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Holy shit. |
AtheistCrusader |
Apr-07-11 06:31 PM |
#137 |
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Life is tough on $174K as a Congressperson |
howaboutme |
Apr-07-11 08:37 PM |
#145 |
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While this seems like a lot of money.. |
Corruption Winz |
Apr-07-11 07:08 PM |
#144 |
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A mortgage in her district could eat up half her net income. |
David__77 |
Apr-07-11 09:10 PM |
#146 |
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Damn it |
Wabbajack_ |
Apr-07-11 10:25 PM |
#149 |
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I wish I made $174,000 so I could struggle from paycheck to paycheck. |
totodeinhere |
Apr-07-11 10:42 PM |
#150 |
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Just where in Lakewood does she live? |
Throd |
Apr-07-11 10:50 PM |
#152 |
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Maybe she should do as the republicans do |
classysassy |
Apr-08-11 12:07 AM |
#154 |
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Most amazing post ever! |
Javaman |
Apr-08-11 07:58 AM |
#156 |
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Not too many defending her |
howaboutme |
Apr-08-11 09:41 AM |
#161 |
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I counted 18 defending her so far. Please see also Reply 200. |
No Elephants |
Apr-10-11 07:33 AM |
#199 |
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What on earth are the House and Senate thinking? |
No Elephants |
Apr-08-11 08:16 AM |
#157 |
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the progressive penchant for tolerating other people, lifestyles, and pursuits... |
LanternWaste |
Apr-08-11 10:44 AM |
#164 |
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Yes, the Koch bros. are thrilled that Dems are attacking other Dems rather than |
spooky3 |
Apr-08-11 11:47 AM |
#166 |
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Bullshit. |
Rex |
Apr-08-11 12:13 PM |
#168 |
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Come on people. She ONLY has between half a million and 1.5 million |
joeglow3 |
Apr-08-11 12:25 PM |
#170 |
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you have a reading comprehension problem, tell me you're not an accountant |
Justitia |
Apr-08-11 12:29 PM |
#171 |
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CPA here. You appear to have a math comprehension issue. |
joeglow3 |
Apr-08-11 12:45 PM |
#173 |
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also CPA here - and if you are one, you should know better than to mislead like that |
Justitia |
Apr-08-11 12:46 PM |
#174 |
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And yet, I have no clue what you are talking about |
joeglow3 |
Apr-08-11 03:53 PM |
#182 |
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STILL waiting |
joeglow3 |
Apr-09-11 05:32 PM |
#192 |
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Two homes could eat that up totally... |
JuniperLea |
Apr-08-11 01:37 PM |
#177 |
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Interesting ... and would it also involve SUSPENSION of HEALTH CARE 4 Congress --??? |
defendandprotect |
Apr-08-11 01:33 PM |
#176 |
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After reading the replies, both pro and con, I have come to this conclusion: |
Buns_of_Fire |
Apr-08-11 02:48 PM |
#180 |
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Democrats debating this with a straight face? |
No Elephants |
Apr-09-11 07:24 AM |
#189 |
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i think only two |
snooper2 |
Apr-09-11 04:34 PM |
#191 |
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I've counted 18 defending her so far. Others saw both sides, or were non-commital or ambiguous, |
No Elephants |
Apr-10-11 07:53 AM |
#200 |
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Wasn't Biden the last non-millionaire in the Senate? |
Fergy |
Apr-09-11 08:51 PM |
#193 |
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No. Biden was the last to leave the Senate with a mere $2.5 million. |
No Elephants |
Apr-10-11 06:40 AM |
#196 |
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How could he have when he had negative net worth in 2007? |
Zynx |
Apr-10-11 08:59 AM |
#202 |
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Oops. Too late to edit, but my figure may have been too low. Equity in his primary residence |
No Elephants |
Apr-10-11 08:48 AM |
#201 |