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dreamnightwind

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10. No, pay them millions, and forbid all profiteering from their service

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Fri Apr 17, 2015, 03:02 AM

Apr 2015

I know this is an unpopular opinion, but I've thought it through after saying so here before and getting panned for it, and I'm standing my ground on this unpopular opinion.

I hate them as much as anyone, believe me.

I favor paying them literally millions a year. The legislation authorizing the pay raise needs to also contain strict regulations forbidding them from profiting in any way from their service, while they are in office and after they leave office.

It's an extremely important job, they should be paid accordingly. They're getting paid, just not by us. Who do we think they work for? The people who pay them.

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Borowitz Report - Americans Favor Fifteen Dollars an Hour for Congress [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 2015 OP

Satire aside, that sounds like a GOOD IDEA to me!!!!! MADem Apr 2015 #1

Most of them wouldn't care, they spent millions to get the damn job in the first place... Fumesucker Apr 2015 #2

Exactly. Most aren't there to make,....oh wait. Spitfire of ATJ Apr 2015 #6

OK then, we'll throw in a travel allowance...emphasis on the "allowance" libdem4life Apr 2015 #3

They should be paid nothing dumbcat Apr 2015 #4

Some act like they've been sentenced to community service. Spitfire of ATJ Apr 2015 #7

Actually, that leaves them wide open to bribery in all its forms. eppur_se_muova Apr 2015 #11

Do you think $15/hr dumbcat Apr 2015 #13

how about if they pay us $15/hr for each hour they aren't at actual work?? this amount niyad Apr 2015 #5

If they cannot "acquire some skills" perhaps justhanginon Apr 2015 #8

Message auto-removed Name removed Apr 2015 #9

No, pay them millions, and forbid all profiteering from their service dreamnightwind Apr 2015 #10

$15? Octafish Apr 2015 #12