oleorunM to Weird News - Things that make you go 'hmmm'@real.lemmy.fanEnglish • edit-26 months agoRetiring House Republican says $174,000 isn't enough money for members of Congress: 'Most of us don't have money'biz.crast.netexternal-linkmessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up1106arrow-down15file-text
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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish27•6 months agoYou get: double your current salary I get: legal reforms to prevent members of Congress using privileged information to trade stocks
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish11•6 months agoWhoa whoa whoa slow down there cowboy. Really, do you think that is fair to hold our congressional representatives to the same ethical standard expected of the common ruffians?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish16•6 months agoActually, they forgot to add regular drug testing as a requirement to collect their paycheck.
You get: double your current salary
I get: legal reforms to prevent members of Congress using privileged information to trade stocks
Whoa whoa whoa slow down there cowboy. Really, do you think that is fair to hold our congressional representatives to the same ethical standard expected of the common ruffians?
Actually, they forgot to add regular drug testing as a requirement to collect their paycheck.