“There’s this wild disconnect between what people are experiencing and what economists are experiencing,” says Nikki Cimino, a recruiter in Denver.

  • @Ajen
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    93 months ago

    Congress members don’t make enough to be rich without taking bribes. They make $174k/year in 2024, which is equivalent to $75k/year in 1990. The only wages that haven’t dropped due to inflation are CEO and other C-suites.

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      3 months ago

      Congress members don’t make enough to be rich without taking bribes.

      That’s why so many of them take bribes :)

    • @Jakeroxs
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      43 months ago

      That’s why you can’t just look at their salary, the real money is in lobbyists and stock market betting prior to rolling out industry wide changes.