GOP Congressman: $174,000 Salary 'Not So Much'

There goes "personal responsibility and sacrifice", numb nuts hypocrite you are sir...

 

Yea that is new republican "low" or "minimum" wage. Well that of course only for "true" americans, (*)(*)(*)(*)ty americans like those unemployed bums who don't want to work should enjoy wages under 6$ per hour.

 

The amount of money one makes is a state of mind. What is a lot for some may not people for others. $174,000 would be nothing for someone who believes he or she has a unique human capital. If a politician believes that he is not making enough, good for him. Let him go out in the private sector and actually produce something. He's not contributing to anything being a politician. No one is.

 

How many progressives are for term limits?


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Well said, agreed.

 

I would say check out his house. If his house is gigantic ($600,000), of course $174,000 isn't that much. This is the problem with MOST Americans, we set our budget before we set our incomes. Or expand our budget (instead of save) when we get a pay raise.

I just got $450 more a month cause my son stopped going to day care, I am not spending that on a new car, or more bills, I am putting that towards debt I already have and saving some to cover any emergencies that may come up. We need to get into a better mindset of how to save money instead of spending everything we have.

 

Just think, they all could forgo their salaries, esp the ones who "speak for the little people".
But here you point out one guy, while the Waters and the Rangles of the world get a pass, Nancy's plane to Frisco doesn't even get mentioned, and the Kennedys could feed most of New England....
Lets speak of all politicians, instead of pointing out one or two, just to make it less hypocritical, shall we?
Greed and powerhunger is what drives DC, and at least the Reps of this world are a little less pretentious about it being something else.

 

While that may be true, that's usually no one's fault but their own. People have stopped living within their means a long time ago.

I left my $20 an hour job to go and work for myself. Most people would see me as spoiled, greedy or out of touch as well. People don't seem to understand that people are paid based on their human capital.

And Americans have been duped into thinking that they need to spend money to keep the economy going. They fail to understand that Americans have never had a problem with spending money. Why would all of a sudden spending be a problem? Need to do more savings, no spending.

 

As far as I am concerned, if they really wanted to 'serve', they would work for min wage and forego their benefits, at least until our debt crisis is over, and unless HuffPo and the DailyKos of this world suggest they do so...

 

Yes, but just the fact that he even brings this up means that he is NOT smart enough to make such money in private sector. Any smart politician will be millionaire in a first term without breaking any laws.

 

I heard a rumor that Ron Paul only takes a $1 salary and donates the rest. I don't know if this is true.

 

And do the produce that is of any worth to the American public? What has Pelosi done to better american public while doubling her net worth while she has been in congress?

 

That is just wrong, no true politician should accept any "donations"

 

What makes you so sure? He could easily work with his family and run his business and make more money that way.

As for 'smart politicians' being able to be a millionaire in their first time, if that were truth why do they keep voting themselves pay raises? If anything, a politician is just too lazy to actually work in the private sector to make the money that they want. They rely on the perks and the benefits of imposing stupid laws on all of us, while keeping their kushy jobs as a congressman.

 

That is just the nature of american politics. At least she doubled it, our beloved mayor Bloomberg tripled his net worth while making 1$ a year...

 

They'd sooner increase taxes on everyone rather than take a pay cut.

 

The key word in my argument was "smart". Luckily or unfortunately (depends on who is looking) our congress is about 50% pure stupid.

 

No not a hypocrite. Just someone trying to let the truth into some of the left's thick skull. Its seems when the shoe is on the other foot then it doesn't apply to them. So you believe the nitwit firstlady doing this is ok. Well just remember the firstlady doesn't even work for us. Even though she still sticks her hands in our paid taxes.

 

He wasn't ACCEPTING donations, he was donating his salary.

 

Make ya a deal. Let's get rid of the top 10 wealthiest congressional elitists.



Yuk, yuk... 70% Democrats... hahahaha

 

First lady need security since she is as important as POTUS. I would not expect her flying coach somewhere (where she could get kidnapped or killed). What kind of POTUS we will have if his first lady is in hands of terrorists. I know you would like this POTUS just to disappear but at least try to make sense once in a while.

 

I think that graph highlights a very important part of whats wrong in America right now. Good stuff Darckriver.

 

If they really wanted to serve they would stop insulting the average American worker by complaining about how they can't get by on $174,000/yr.

How about that for a plan?

 

So you agree we need to reign in the influence of the rich and tax them more and maybe (horror!) even redistribute their wealth.

Or are you being disingenuous?

 

I think he's being that last option.