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SheilaT

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81. Yes, it does depend on where you live and where you work, but members of Congress are more apt

Reply to SickOfTheOnePct (Reply #78)

Wed Jul 18, 2012, 11:37 AM

Jul 2012

to live fairly close in, than the average resident of the area.

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SEVEN TEA PARTY Freshmen SPENT More Than $100,000 In TAXPAYER MONEY On Personal Cars [View all] Segami Jul 2012 OP

K&R patrice Jul 2012 #1

Pompous Pompeo apparently not above SOCIALISM for Koch-bots. nt patrice Jul 2012 #2

Jus' reg'lar folk. nt onehandle Jul 2012 #3

Even if I don't like them Xyzse Jul 2012 #4

You're joking, right? Bulletproof? louis-t Jul 2012 #6

Well... Xyzse Jul 2012 #24

The issue is exposing hypocrisy, though. Comrade_McKenzie Jul 2012 #48

Yes, Xyzse Jul 2012 #53

Why is this so far over your head? The Doctor. Jul 2012 #66

Congressmembers receive a salary. They should buy their cars out of their salaries like other JDPriestly Jul 2012 #61

Yeah... like owning a car in Colorado is a lot of help in DC jberryhill Jul 2012 #27

Thanks Xyzse Jul 2012 #28

Morally relative much? nikto Jul 2012 #58

$174k per year can buy a lot of train and bus passes. And the occasional cab ride. Hassin Bin Sober Jul 2012 #31

Compared to other Americans, members of Congress earn a good salary. JDPriestly Jul 2012 #65

Let them use campaign funds Politicalboi Jul 2012 #76

No he is not jocking nadinbrzezinski Jul 2012 #45

Yet they wail over someone getting the maximum $2400/ yr in Food Stamps Tsiyu Jul 2012 #13

I'm not saying that it isn't hypocritical Xyzse Jul 2012 #26

I agree. Blanks Jul 2012 #29

If you ran on a platform slick with the froth Tsiyu Jul 2012 #47

Again... Xyzse Jul 2012 #49

Aha. The "Everyone Else Does It" Defense Tsiyu Jul 2012 #50

Why yes Xyzse Jul 2012 #52

There's really no digging to be done Tsiyu Jul 2012 #56

Did they ask people to vote for them to uphold status quo ... or to change status quo? Doremus Jul 2012 #69

The Last Word Politicalboi Jul 2012 #77

Why should the taxpayers pay for their personal use?? Angry Dragon Jul 2012 #23

While you can argue there's some hypocricy in it hughee99 Jul 2012 #34

Exactly. Xyzse Jul 2012 #37

You said, "I'd rather focus my energies elsewhere..." nikto Jul 2012 #59

Not quite Xyzse Jul 2012 #73

I think some parts of your comments go too far karynnj Jul 2012 #35

Well Xyzse Jul 2012 #36

"the cost of living in DC is very high" Chan790 Jul 2012 #42

And a couple of congressmen are MILLIONAIRES Segami Jul 2012 #44

Granted. Xyzse Jul 2012 #54

While it is hypocritical, even the top two aren't that expensive, and $5K is damn cheap. HopeHoops Jul 2012 #5

They should be working for free, or minimum wage. Zalatix Jul 2012 #7

They work? HopeHoops Jul 2012 #11

LOL point taken! Zalatix Jul 2012 #12

I would be happy if they would swap me for the rest of their terms. GoCubsGo Jul 2012 #22

Let's say for argument's sake this isn't a big deal. The way repukes win is Guy Whitey Corngood Jul 2012 #8

Bingo! and thank you! Segami Jul 2012 #9

+13,130 Angry Dragon Jul 2012 #25

Pompeo is a racist proud2BlibKansan Jul 2012 #10

And he fucking WON?!!! Zalatix Jul 2012 #14

Yep. proud2BlibKansan Jul 2012 #20

he "walked" in my hometown parade on the 4th of July. He came over and was shaking hands demtenjeep Jul 2012 #18

He's definitely the worst of the 4 reps from Kansas proud2BlibKansan Jul 2012 #21

Okay - once Schaffer gets a hold of this information Panasonic Jul 2012 #15

Gardner is my alleged rep. madamesilverspurs Jul 2012 #74

In all fairness to Duffy Proud Liberal Dem Jul 2012 #16

HUGE Kick and REC!!!!!!! BlancheSplanchnik Jul 2012 #17

Not only THAT....Duffy is leasing ejbr Jul 2012 #19

Now that is a campaign ad Kalidurga Jul 2012 #30

That's twice what we paid for our car..whassamatter with them using public transportation?? shraby Jul 2012 #32

This is perfectly in line with Tea Party principles nxylas Jul 2012 #33

I guess they believe in "entitlements" after all. n/t proReality Jul 2012 #38

Still cannot believe someone from Real World is a Congressman obamanut2012 Jul 2012 #39

And two of them are MILLIONAIRES progressoid Jul 2012 #40

This alone should be enough to put the Teapublicans out of business! KansDem Jul 2012 #41

Wasteful government spending!!!!!!1!!! And such. Initech Jul 2012 #43

If you are from Maryland I can see commuting to the House nadinbrzezinski Jul 2012 #46

The DC area has amazing public transportation. SheilaT Jul 2012 #51

DC has amazing public transportation SickOfTheOnePct Jul 2012 #78

Yes, it does depend on where you live and where you work, but members of Congress are more apt SheilaT Jul 2012 #81

don't they get paid enough to purchase their own cars? notadmblnd Jul 2012 #55

Some pigs are more equal than others... nikto Jul 2012 #57

So Teabaggers are "taxed enough already"... VenusRising Jul 2012 #60

INFOGRAPHIC below Tx4obama Jul 2012 #62

Cool pornographic, yortsed snacilbuper Jul 2012 #75

Did they forget that they have to run every two years for re-election? Tx4obama Jul 2012 #63

Cars equipped with DUAL TEABAGS Blue Owl Jul 2012 #64

HAHAHAHA Segami Jul 2012 #67

I want a TAX REFUND! Rosa Luxemburg Jul 2012 #68

Cravaack doesn't even live in Minnesota any more. Thor_MN Jul 2012 #70

$15k per car? ...I hate to say it but more gov't ass clowns should limit their spending on transpor crazy homeless guy Jul 2012 #71

that is one year's cost to taxpayers of having the car, not a purchase price. uncle ray Jul 2012 #72

The amounts are how much was spent in one year to LEASE the cars. n/t Tx4obama Jul 2012 #79

Didn't these yahoos take some kind of teabagger oath not to waste, yortsed snacilbuper Jul 2012 #80