Posted on 01/31/2009 11:06:57 AM PST by Askwhy5times
If this doesn't make you want to fly to Washington and slap your legislator, nothing ever will. Congress gives itself a $93,000 raise to stimulate the economy. It must be nice to have that kind of extra petty cash cash laying around. Instead of tightening your belt in this recession, wouldn't you like an extra $90,000? Never mind the record deficits. Never mind that ordinary Americans are struggling to pay their bills. Our Congress thinks it is far more important to be able to dole out perks to itself
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To help their constituents? Cool. I’m contacting Corker and asking for $15K to pay off all our bills.
These Marxist thugs set a great example for the nation, don’t they??? Now they will continue to complain about corporate bonuses, while they steal TRILLIONS from us and our children.
Is it 2010 yet ???
I'll settle for the same $93,000 that they're getting. Spread the wealth, you bunch of thieves.
This needs to be broadcast far and wide.
This is a deal-killer, and displays, even to those impaired by Kool-Aid consumption, the incredible arrogance of Reid, Pelosi, et al.
They will rue the day.
Not just unbelievable but sounds like time to march on DC! In lieu of that lets start bombarding the phones there and tell this bunch of bloodsuckers what we think and just how soon they will be OUT OF WORK!
did all repubs vote for it too?
I’d like to see the list of who voter for and agains this..How many conservatives voted for it..they will soon be fired.
By the time we get there were cooked.
I am finding no verification for this anywhere. Got anything else besides one blog with no references?
Watch the video from Bulls and Bears at the link posted.
The video is no longer available.
The video is still there.
But why isn’t this getting more press? Do a google search - it doesn’t come up.
Here’s the direct link to the “Bulls and Bears” story on Youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/v/wNRt9R7S8aM&hl
Did you see the video? Hopefully FOX verified it before they aired it!
Try again. I just pulled it up.
I just clicked it and saw it..
All the out of work people should march on DC, and move into the Capitol and White House, just make themselves at home. Let their representatives feed them.
Do as we say not as we do! Where’s the Tar and Feathers?
Pray for America and Our Troops
I’d like to see better documentation of this claim, but if its true (and it likely is) then I’ll be calling my reps to DEMAND a petty cash payment of 93,000 dollars.
Congress is my enemy.
I started thinking about this and wondered, "Even Pelosi and Reid couldn't be THIS stupid."
So I've started digging:
I'm finding information about a $4,700.00 raise in December of 2008.
I'm looking around on Thomas (thomas.loc.gov) now.
They are giving themselves the money as petty cash. It won’t show up as a raise. The fishy thing is the way they are doing it. I am assuming Bulls and Bears has the correct information.
I agree, this needs to be verified.
I don’t really want to quote “The Intellectual Redneck” as authoritative.
Also, when you think about it, the amount is ludicrous.
Okay, here's the link to H.R. 1.
Anybody care to help look? It's a BIG bill...
The video of Fox News’ Bulls and Bears is at the link for the blog. It is not a personal raise, but a raise in stipend money for use through their office. According to the Fox pundits 93,000 triples it from the prior amount.
I agree with them it’s pretty nervy of them to do this after blasting Wall St and the auto execs for their spending.
I am so sick of politicians.
They are disgusting. But they don’t give an excrement what we think!
Well after reading it closer, I see it’s not actually a pay raise, it’s an increase to their office’s petty cash account. Whether they spend that money on legitimate office needs or not, who knows. Hopefully the GAO audits that.
This is BS.Just because we elect these Congressional clowns into office does not mean they are authorised to raid the piggy bank whenever they want to.There needs to be a lwa passed that would make a Federal officials pay subject to the vote of the citizenry.
These characters are bankrupting us every which way they can and we can’t do anything about it.
This is BS.Just because we elect these Congressional clowns into office does not mean they are authorised to raid the piggy bank whenever they want to.There needs to be a lwa passed that would make a Federal officials pay subject to the vote of the citizenry.
These characters are bankrupting us every which way they can and we can’t do anything about it.
It costs MONEY to buy Chopin vodka, a few slabs of Wagyu, and a few packs of Davidoff Magnum Supreme Virginia smokes.
Just pray that they don't change their deal with us any further...
I'm just going to guess without checking. They usually do these things one of two ways:
1. Voice vote
2. Automatically goes into effect WITHOUT a vote
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