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Chaffetz Joins Fox News – Cited Money as One Reason He Quit Congress
legalinsurrection.com ^ | June 30, 2017 | Kemberlee Kaye

Posted on 06/30/2017 5:14:36 PM PDT by digger48

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1 posted on 06/30/2017 5:14:36 PM PDT by digger48
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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.


2 posted on 06/30/2017 5:20:33 PM PDT by caww
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To: digger48

Make CONgre$$ part time.

http://www.usdebtclock.org

You should be sleeping on a cot in prison, looter.

ESAD Chaffetz.


3 posted on 06/30/2017 5:22:36 PM PDT by PGalt
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Slimed useless Los joins Faux News


4 posted on 06/30/2017 5:24:11 PM PDT by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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To: caww

Amazon has a show called Alpha House based on Congress. Several powerful players share a home because of expense.

There is a way to deal with expenses. Share a place. Rent a small apartment.

Give up some of the benefits (like be put on the same healthcare as the rest of us) and maybe they could get a housing allowance.


5 posted on 06/30/2017 5:26:25 PM PDT by RummyChick (can we switch Don,Jr for Prince Kush and his flak jacket. From Yacht Party to Warzone ready to wear.)
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To: digger48

Does he get to go home with his new FOX gig? Or does it pay more than $170K?


6 posted on 06/30/2017 5:26:39 PM PDT by umgud
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Well, it depends on your household expenses and budget.

Does his wife works? How much is his mortgage in Utah? How many kids does he have? What’s the deal with saving for college for them, saving for retirement?

He’s got to be taking home 10 to 11 grand a month, after taxes. I would really like to know where he spends his money.

Then you have to know what he expects? Does he expect a luxury apartment and finds he can’t afford that? Does he expect to live alone as opposed to having roommates? Some congressmen have other congressmen as roommates.

Yes wash dc is expensive but I would want to know how he spends money to see why he can’t make ends meet.


7 posted on 06/30/2017 5:27:39 PM PDT by Dilbert San Diego
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To: digger48
He's just a greedy, grasping, do nothing, useless POS!

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?

8 posted on 06/30/2017 5:27:46 PM PDT by nopardons
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Probably why "public servant" is a term not heard as often as in previous decades.

F Chavetz, and all "politicians". Congress was never supposed to be a full-time job, much less a career.

9 posted on 06/30/2017 5:29:22 PM PDT by canalabamian
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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.


10 posted on 06/30/2017 5:30:00 PM PDT by Always A Marine
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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.


11 posted on 06/30/2017 5:30:33 PM PDT by onedoug
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WTF???????? Chaffetz you are a pile of what my dog poops out of his backside!!!!!!!!!!


12 posted on 06/30/2017 5:31:28 PM PDT by ColdOne ((I miss my poochie... Tasha 2000~3/14/11~ Best Election Ever! “Laughing my #Ossoff)
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Cannot get link. 504 gateway time-out, just me?


13 posted on 06/30/2017 5:32:18 PM PDT by ColdOne ((I miss my poochie... Tasha 2000~3/14/11~ Best Election Ever! “Laughing my #Ossoff)
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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


14 posted on 06/30/2017 5:34:42 PM PDT by wiseprince
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FReepers musta broke it.

I can’t get the site to pull up from by desktop now either


15 posted on 06/30/2017 5:37:02 PM PDT by digger48
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To: ColdOne

now it worked for me.


16 posted on 06/30/2017 5:38:53 PM PDT by digger48
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To: Always A Marine
Maybe the government could buy/build a dormitory for all Congress critters who aren't rich and who don't want to maintain two households. There are several military bases within a reasonable commute of DC where the building could be built (think college dorm, not luxury suites). Chaffetz is right that you shouldn't have to be rich to serve in Congress.

It still doesn't address the issue of having to live away from your family, but Congress isn't in session that many days during the year.

17 posted on 06/30/2017 5:40:00 PM PDT by BruceS
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Trump was himself and that’s how he got elected. While everyone else was saying, look at me I’m an average guy who knows how to pump his own gas Trump was saying, why the heck would I pump my own gas, I’m Rich! I’ll take a real person any day of the week


18 posted on 06/30/2017 5:40:10 PM PDT by wiseprince
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Thanks!


19 posted on 06/30/2017 5:40:33 PM PDT by ColdOne ((I miss my poochie... Tasha 2000~3/14/11~ Best Election Ever! “Laughing my #Ossoff)
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Chaffetz had an integral role in many government investigations, including the Fast and Furious gun-running scandal, the Benghazi terrorist attack, the IRS targeting scandal and the Secret Service investigation.

Since none of these items resulted in anyone being held responsible, I would say that Chaffetz is very ineffective. If he had a communications business, maybe he specialized in BS, not in results.

20 posted on 06/30/2017 5:46:30 PM PDT by Freee-dame (Best election ever.)
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