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In reply to the discussion: Chaffetz: Members Of Congress Should Receive $2,500 Housing Allowance [View all]Warpy
(114,616 posts)48. Fuck you, Jason
Kid, if you can't get it together to find housing in DC on the amount of money you're sucking out of the public trough every year plus what you're getting through all those juicy insider stock tips Congress gets, the problem is you and perhaps you need someone to help you with a budget. After all, most people in DC are managing their lives on a quarter of what you're paid.
Remember, child, you're not supposed to be trying to keep up with the Kochs. You're there to serve the voters. You know, those little people who live in post WWII shacks and dress out of Walmart and drive old cars because you're holding their wages down.
And if you still can't manage to cope, it's time to quit. Don't let the door smack ya...
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Chaffetz: Members Of Congress Should Receive $2,500 Housing Allowance [View all]
DonViejo
Jun 2017
OP
Get their Russian friends to build some fucking dorms for these douchebags.
CurtEastPoint
Jun 2017
#13
Yeah - A $2500/Mo Housing Stipend For Congress While They Deny Health Insurance For 22 Million.....
global1
Jun 2017
#15
Screw that. No taxpayers should have to fund a "housing allowance"
The Velveteen Ocelot
Jun 2017
#27
Maybe dont ask for a government handout the same week you take away healthcare from 23 million
NightWatcher
Jun 2017
#19
If you can't afford to be a Congressperson, don't run for Congress.
The Velveteen Ocelot
Jun 2017
#26
"...if youre going to expect people to spend hundreds of nights a year here.
3catwoman3
Jun 2017
#57