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Posted: Aug 19, 2011
Our country is spending more money than it is taking in....and has for quite some time now. Because of this...this administration has threatened older folks with no SS check unless the debt ceiling was raised. Now they are talking about changing benefits for the military. There has also been talk about taking away from Medicare and Medicaid. Both parties have talked about taking away from Medicare...even the president's healthcare takes away from Medicare to pay for Obamacare. Now some are talking entitlement reform...which I gotta say I agree with after seeing the riots in Greece and in England when the their government had to cut back on the "cheese" and the citizens who were dependent on that "cheese" didn't like it too well. I don't want our country to become that nanny state.
But here is my biggest problem. I've heard over and over again how the rich are the bad guys. However, our very politicians that we have elected into office are those rich guys. So why is it that they receive salaries and such good benefits?
A new list of the 50 wealthiest members of Congress shows that the top three alone are worth in excess of $700 million. If these folks have so much money, they could survive with a smaller salary and less benefits. It isn't like they cannot afford healthcare if taxpayers weren't paying for it. They aren't trying to decide whether to put food on the table or gas in the car. I don't care whether you are democrat, republican, etc.....we are being ripped off here.
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So, who are the 50 poorest? - sm
[ In Reply To ..]I am wondering who the poorest 50 in Congress are, and how poor are they? I do not know enough about this. Part of what it means to be a US citizen means that anyone, poor or rich, could be elected president. Quite frankly, I think President Obama is now a rare exception.
My concern is, for example, they want to cut military retirement. Who would serve in the military without the perks of the retirement? You need people with experience. The same holds true for teachers--I don't know of many teachers who can teach for 30 years without becoming babbling idiots. Every government field from road builders to immunologists needs to have education, on-going training, and experience. There needs to be a good pay and benefit structure there to entice the best and brightest. There is a reason that there are so many applicants for government jobs, and that is because of the salary and benefits, and justifiably so, in most cases. Not talking about political appointments here.
None of 'em. You have to be rich to win an election. - and next year we should kick them all out.
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They sure make it difficult - PDF copies of handwritten files
[ In Reply To ..]Is there a list somewhere where it lists them by personal finances? A list you can actually read? Fishy.
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