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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSantos said 1 term in Congress would give him pension and free healthcare for the rest of his life.
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MEANWHILE congress denies that care to the rest of 🇺🇸. #MedicareForAll
TheBlackAdder
(28,225 posts)tblue37
(65,490 posts)ToxMarz
(2,169 posts)GB_RN
(2,388 posts)One term as a Congresscritter wont set him up for life. And hell be lucky to finish out a full term, seeing as how he has both state and federal prosecutors looking at him. Oh, and the Brazilians are making noises about wanting him back on his check fraud charges.
obamanut2012
(26,154 posts)tblue37
(65,490 posts)KS Toronado
(17,354 posts)in jail for his Ponzi scheme.
KarenS
(4,088 posts)Buns_of_Fire
(17,201 posts)Of course, "George Santos" might have missed this part:
In 2003, after James Traficant was expelled from Congress, several Congressmen tried passing a bill that would prevent expelled members from receiving their pensions. The bill was stalled and eventually dropped after being sent to the House Administration and Reforms committee for review.[8] In 2007, the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act was enacted; this act provides that a member of Congress convicted of one or more of a list of enumerated felonies (those relating to corruption, election crimes, or official misconduct) will forfeit his or her pension.[9]
Auggie
(31,204 posts)NJCher
(35,753 posts)Thanks for putting the BofF research services in gear so early today.
First, he wont qualify, and second, there may very well be election fraud.
George, George, youre too clever by half.
Obviously this fool doesnt know how to look things up on the internet.
LiberalFighter
(51,137 posts)Emile
(22,983 posts)I would start here by ending their pensions and lifetime healthcare!
dembotoz
(16,852 posts)thanks
C0RI0LANUS
(510 posts)This oaf miscalculated the tenure requirements for a Congressional pension. Cawthorn Madison too will not receive a cushy pension (unless he wins an election or two in the Sunshine State).
A message to Mr Santos from the Bard Eternal:
"Go, prick thy face, and over-red thy fear, thou lily-liver'd boy."
MacBeth (Act V, Scene III)
News Junkie
(312 posts)He's consistent, anyway.
brewens
(13,626 posts)how many times I've seen the term limits meme over this. For as important of a job they are supposed to have, we don't pay them much. It's chump change to how much is spent getting them elected.
Most of the really talented people know they can make more legitimately in the private sector. We end up with the b-squad in there trying to get rich any way they can. I'd say pay them a lot more, reform campaign finance and take away the insider trading, lobbying options and any other ways they have found to loot.
madville
(7,412 posts)Seem like a bunch of them make millions from writing books hardly anyone reads.
stopdiggin
(11,383 posts)either misinformed, misunderstood - or just basically stupid low functioning stuff. And, these days, anyone looking to make their fortune by getting into office - is (in similar vein) either misinformed, or just basically stupid.
Autumn
(45,120 posts)James48
(4,443 posts)Santos (or whatever his name is) doesnt get a pension or health insurance after 1 term. Under FERS retirement, the earliest he could get anything is a 5% pension after five years AND age 62.
And Comgressmen buy health insurance- its not free.
twodogsbarking
(9,834 posts)Ray Bruns
(4,115 posts)Well, not that shocked
stopdiggin
(11,383 posts)Walleye
(31,067 posts)stopdiggin
(11,383 posts)with sizable portfolio and real estate holdings? Such people are not motivated by retirement and health care plans.
Thanks for the post/info - but starting to just tune some of this out.