I just finished reading the salaries of the White House Staff....so he’s got a point when it comes to living in Washington..expensive hardly says enough.
He mentioned quality of life....and I would say he’s right about that too.
Make CONgre$$ part time.
You should be sleeping on a cot in prison, looter.
ESAD Chaffetz.
Slimed useless Los joins Faux News
Does he get to go home with his new FOX gig? Or does it pay more than $170K?
And I doubt that he has been sleeping on a cot, in his office, ALL of this time. Sounds more like he has a mistress in D.C., the wifey is NOT happy, has demanded lots of stuff and won't be living in Utah any longer.
And just WHY did he run for re-election, only to quite in the blink of an eye...hmmmmmmm?
F Chavetz, and all "politicians". Congress was never supposed to be a full-time job, much less a career.
I’m not a Chaffetz fan but he is right about this. It is best for Congressmen to live in their districts and not become full-time Washingtonians. But DC is very expensive and the costs of two households are staggering. They need a housing stipend, but a modest one lest they get too comfortable there.
So, how much does the Fox gig pay? Do they have studios in Utah? And what else might he have going?
Though I can understand his disaffection with politics: always being in someone else’s pocket.
That’s one of the things I like about President Trump. AFAIK, he doesn’t owe the sycophants in Washington anything.
WTF???????? Chaffetz you are a pile of what my dog poops out of his backside!!!!!!!!!!
Cannot get link. 504 gateway time-out, just me?
Well, just do what the other crooks do. Pass laws that benefit rich people and then ask for donations. He’s a quitter but I can’t say I blame him. Nothing gets done in Washington to help people and if that’s truly why you went there it’s entirely likely that you’d feel you made a huge mistake. He may be a good, honest guy. Can’t have those in Washington
I’d be okay with that stipend as long as all congress critters had to have the same healthcare plan opportunities as the people they represent. If they want something above and beyond that; they have to pay extra. That means no dental or optometry.
Not to mention having a linguini spine!
My most favorite Democrat,one Harry S Truman said it properly.
Of course todays Libs would be still trying to arrest and convict HST for ‘DA BOMB’.
HST
‘If you want to hire Harry Truman, I will be thrilled that you considered me.
If you want to hire Harry Truman, former VP & Prez, you don’t want ME, you want the name and title...’
(THAT was NOT a direct quote, just the gist of it, BUT it takes a man of INTEGRITY to think like that)
Another Mammon-worshiping fake conservative who wants to be treated like an over-priced whore.
So then why do people spend multiple millions to win a House seat in order to make such a meager wage?
However, he's spot on about the finances of being a Utah office holder having to live in expensive DC while maintaining a home for his family back home in the West.
While his salary sounds enormous to many of us peons, after taxes the net earnings goes way down.
None of our electees should be forced to sleep on cots in their DC offices but a lot of them have to. Some kind of cost-of-living arrangements or other solutions should be worked out for those reps and senators whose families don't live in the Beltway.
And yes, he'll be getting a lot more per year from Fox. He needs it.
He has a wife and three children in Utah...and expenses there plus any college tuitions or whatever figure large in a salary supporting both his DC and Utah housing and living expenses.
He's still a relatively young man and I don't blame him a bit for grabbing at a chance to become a successful TV analyst, and I wish him well. "Follow your dream in America".....I would do the same as he.
We may be pleasantly surprised when his gig at Fox begins.
Leni
Especially if his home state household is moderately upscale.
The guy could be basically honest and didn't want to make up the difference the way most of the others do.
Seems a stretch now days, but could be the truth.
I also have his past and present ratings for a half-dozen or more other national conservative rating organizations and he's among the highest in those, also.
The vitriol against him on this thread is astonishing...such hatred and vile comments from a couple of the above posters.
I will judge him when he begins his gig at Fox. He may be a welcome asset to our side on that network.
I'm bookmarking this thread for future reference and we'll see how everything shakes out later.
Leni
OK then raise yearly pay to $225K. However limit Senate to two terms and House as 3 terms with both set for lifetime limits. No Retirement pay. Serve and Leave.