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Gas up 65% since 2005 - Congress compensation up 250%
25 April 2005
| Edcoil
Posted on 04/25/2006 12:15:13 PM PDT by edcoil
I was just listening to Mark Larsen (kogo 600) out of San Diego.
Mark was not in but his guest host noted that gas was up 65% in a year but congressional compensation is up 250% and was wondering why there was not a probe by President Bush as to that increase.
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To: nikola
I meant to change the recipient in post 15 to "All: "
instead of posting directly to you.
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posted on
04/25/2006 12:31:01 PM PDT
by
HOTTIEBOY
(AIXELSYD TAEB I)
To: GOPRaleigh
George Orwell wants you to start looking for Big Brother, since he is looking at you.
To: edcoil
As someone has pointed out, you don't have to work nearly has long to fill up your gas tank as you do to pay your taxes! Government is the true gouger!
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posted on
04/25/2006 12:31:53 PM PDT
by
Enterprise
(The MSM - Propaganda wing and news censorship division of the Democrat Party.)
To: edcoil
"congressional compensation is up 250%..." Where is the math that backs up this figure.
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posted on
04/25/2006 12:32:34 PM PDT
by
Thomas Jefferson II
(If we could harness the energy from our fore-fathers spinning in their graves)
To: Thomas Jefferson II
There isn't. Thus the problem with posting what one "hears" on the radio.
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posted on
04/25/2006 12:33:23 PM PDT
by
1rudeboy
To: Thomas Jefferson II
The pay was $98,400 in 1990, so their pay has only gone up 68% since then, or 3.3% average per year.
I'm not outraged yet, and I get outraged easily. :-)
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posted on
04/25/2006 12:35:17 PM PDT
by
KarlInOhio
(Congress, since you only understand Spanish here is my proposal: ¡Amnistía, no! ¡Deportación, sí!)
To: edcoil
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posted on
04/25/2006 12:35:40 PM PDT
by
petercooper
(Cemeteries & the ignorant - comprising 2 of the largest Democrat voting blocs for the past 75 years.)
To: HOTTIEBOY
Yes, of course, the fact that politicians have a tremendous amount of control over the supply of oil has no bearing on fuel prices.
None at all!
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posted on
04/25/2006 12:35:51 PM PDT
by
Sometimes A River
(Bush stifles speech to appease Chinese butchers)
To: TexasCajun

I agree. What's with the price of ink versus the price of electronics?
To: edcoil
congressional compensation is up 250%
In one year ???
I'm afraid I ain't buyin that.
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posted on
04/25/2006 12:42:54 PM PDT
by
HEY4QDEMS
(Sarchasm: The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn't get it.)
To: HOTTIEBOY
"Its nobody's fault. Not democrats, not republicans, not W, not the man on the moon. Here this may help......"
It's always somebody's fault. If there went any somebody's none of these problems would exist.
To: Acts 2:38
>>>>>>Yes, of course, the fact that politicians have a tremendous amount of control over the supply of oil has no bearing on fuel prices.
None at all!<<<<<<<<<<
which politicians?
how much control, exactly?
how do they physically control it?
what supply route coming from where?
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posted on
04/25/2006 12:43:07 PM PDT
by
HOTTIEBOY
(AIXELSYD TAEB I)
To: TexasCajun
Get yourself a good used HP Laser Jet on Ebay. A black ink cartridge will cost around $79 and print at least really sharp 5,000 copies.
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posted on
04/25/2006 12:46:04 PM PDT
by
holyscroller
(A wise man's heart directs him toward the right, but the foolish man's heart directs him to the left)
To: HOTTIEBOY
We have massive amounts of oil in the ground and off our coasts, which they will not allow any drilling for.
Did you not know this?
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posted on
04/25/2006 12:46:27 PM PDT
by
Sometimes A River
(Bush stifles speech to appease Chinese butchers)
To: edcoil
Ahhhhhhhhhhhh.............
Nothing clears away the kulturesmog, like a breath of fresh perspective.
Lessee....who do I think is the biggest ripoff in direct proportion to the salary that they make??
Cynthia McNinny, or the CEO of Exxon...???
hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.........
Kind of like choosing between hunting with Cheney or driving with the Hutt...
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posted on
04/25/2006 12:47:19 PM PDT
by
Bean Counter
(Stout Hearts!!)
To: Acts 2:38
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posted on
04/25/2006 12:47:22 PM PDT
by
HOTTIEBOY
(AIXELSYD TAEB I)
To: p. henry
Was he suggesting that when we pay for Congress we are in fact paying for gas? I'm nominating yours as best line of the day, LOL!
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posted on
04/25/2006 12:48:02 PM PDT
by
demkicker
(democrats and terrorists are familiar bedfellows)
To: edcoil
Who knows what this is. Maybe a car allowance or some compensation that had been frozen for 20 years got doubled or something. I hate misleading stats no matter who is touting them.
To: Muleteam1
To: HOTTIEBOY
Of course, if we were allowed to drill in ANWR and off the coasts fo Florida and California, that wouldn't increase the supply of oil.
How stupid of me to think that it would.
And I'm even more of an idiot for thinking the politicians have any control over that.
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posted on
04/25/2006 12:49:23 PM PDT
by
Sometimes A River
(Bush stifles speech to appease Chinese butchers)
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