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Post by Jason O'Lewa on Dec 22, 2008 19:38:18 GMT -5
how can congreas people vote on themselves a pay raise when they keep saying theres no money
if theres enough money for all of them to get 4500 a year more then instead of that some of who have never yet been sworn in to office how can they get a raise when they keep saying there s no money and people need to pay more taxes?
joe biden kept saying people need to be more patriotic and pay more in taxes
if the money is there for them to get a raise why didnt they say no we get paid a lot already but use that money to pay the compays that are in fiscal trouble?
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Post by _glitch_ on Dec 22, 2008 22:07:41 GMT -5
Welcome to the United States of Amerika.
_glitch_
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Post by Jason O'Lewa on Dec 23, 2008 21:30:26 GMT -5
my dad hates congress people
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Post by Phil on Dec 24, 2008 15:52:50 GMT -5
my dad hates congress people I don't hate them. I just don't think it's fair that they can vote to raise our taxes and use that money to increase their salary by taking a vote. Joe Biden said we all need to be more patriotic and pay extra taxes to help us out of the financial jam the nation is in right now. If that's the case the congress should be more patriotic and decline the salary increase and apply that money that is obviously in the budget towards helping the financial troubles we are having as a nation. The congress of all people need to be more patriotic. |
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Post by Kimm on Dec 26, 2008 11:16:19 GMT -5
They have it made in congress. They vote on things hold up progress and blame the President when it doesn't work out. When something does work out they say it stemmed from the (insert name) bill.
I was not in favor of this but I was outvoted is a popular plea of the congress."
how your dad feels he doesn't hate the congressional members but they're way of life gets stale after a while. They vote on things that raise your taxes and the tax increase ends up being their pay raise that they get to vote in.
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Post by Phil on Dec 26, 2008 15:48:14 GMT -5
Yeah that's pretty much it. I feel I work hard everday and pay increases come or not based on time reasonable 'cola' and if someone in charge feels you have excelled beyond the work capabilities you had been operating with previously once that is decided then you get a raise. You get no vote on that matter whatsoever.
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Post by Classicblast on Dec 27, 2008 0:49:16 GMT -5
How did I ever miss this topic? I have always felt that there should be a set standard that they receive a percentage pay increase over 12 or 16 years or whatever. Nothing like voting on a pay increase. Like Phil said especially on the issue of our nation in a recession there's no possible way there could be money in the budget to give congress a pay raise.
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Post by Jason O'Lewa on Dec 29, 2008 23:33:06 GMT -5
i think if the country is in finincial trouble elected congress people and government people should be the first people to sacrifice the perks of their jobs.
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Post by Blastgirl on Dec 31, 2008 2:59:04 GMT -5
It does seem that congress can do whatever they want and that they're above the law. Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich has gone ahead and appointed a replacement for Barrack Obama's Senate seat even with all the heat on him. I guess he is not going to resign they're either going to have to remove him or nothing. What will probably happen is by the time he is due for reelection they'll forget and he will be reelected.
Its not really that they will forget but they aren't going to care anymore by then.
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Post by Classicblast on Dec 31, 2008 23:04:49 GMT -5
I see Phil mentions this in a video blog already.
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Post by Classicblast on Jan 1, 2009 0:35:27 GMT -5
Blagojevich has decided he is not going to take any responsibility for what happened or even admit he did something wrong so he will just keep acting as the governor.
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Post by Phil on Jan 1, 2009 16:21:53 GMT -5
Yeah I already mentioned that in a blog.
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