Let’s eliminate Ryan’s name out of this ok? Let’s look at the general facts. Congress is paid from taxpayer funds. What is hard to understand about that?
Now putting Ryan’s name back in it; it is quite possible and more than a reasonable assumption that he did in fact pay for money out of his funds he had prior to being elected.
Salaries AND perks of the ENTIRE Congress should be slashed. Their salaries and perks are helping to drive the deficit.
$350 for a bottle of wine is ridiculous but when you are a public ‘servant’ there is a responsibility to avoid all appearance of impropriety.
AGAIN....Ryan didn’t order the wine, when verbally attacked, he asked about the wine, found out the cost and insisted on paying for one of the bottles. HIS money is HIS whether from his salary as a Congressman OR private earnings....if you want to champion the slashing of Congressional salaries go right ahead....just do not attack a man for using his salary to buy anything. He did not use Government money, he used his own.
Like the guy said upthread.....should the military be told how to spend their money since the defense budget is so high?
How can you be on a conservative website and argue from your point of view? Unbelievable.
So what is the limit that is ok for them to spend. Also who does this pertain to, Prez, Congressmen, Heads of Agencies or all government workers?
The “proudly” call themselves “SERVANT” to the country!
IF they really were “Servants” they should be paid same salary as our servant soldiers!!
I’m sure we don’t need a term limit for them!!!