Before I retired, I usually didn't receive a pay raise unless my performance merited it! Now I live on a $1,027.60 monthly Social Security check while gasoline prices soar and oil companies make billions in additional profits; while Congress does absolutely nothing it promised to do when it was elected; while this insane, immoral, unjustifiable 'war' continues to put American taxpayers TRILLIONS of dollars in debt, and while our cost-of-living spirals upward our of control.
Yet, members of Congress believe they deserve $170,000 a year, claiming such salaries are necessary to keep "experienced" people in Congress. BULL!!!!!
Politics is the only profession where "experience" only makes you less accountable, more arrogant, more corrupt, and less attentive to your responsibilities.
It's time for Americans to exercise their Constitutional right (see the 2nd Amendment to our Bill of Rights) to "keep and bear arms" against an oppressive, tyrannical and do-nothing bunch of greedy bastards!!
2007-06-28 04:19:42 · 8 answers · asked by -RKO- 7 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
the rich get richer the poor guy nothing
2007-06-28 04:23:14 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
They are all about serving their handlers, and keeping the status quo by maintaining the wealth of this country in a few selected hands. We need true reform that take the lobbyists and influence peddlers out of the equation SO they start serving the electorate and earn their pay.
2007-06-28 11:26:29 · answer #2 · answered by spookytooth 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I agree,no one in DC deserves a raise.Since Bush,Cheney and congress continue to support this fiasco in Iraq,their entire salaries should be sacrificed to deflect the cost to us taxpayers.
2007-06-28 11:32:13 · answer #3 · answered by Sid 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We elected a bunch of corrupt liars to office. We "expect" them to be logical and do what is best? Come on, they suck big time. With the lowest approval rating since maybe forever they "deserve" more pay.
2007-06-28 11:25:14 · answer #4 · answered by kenny J 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'd want more money than that if "I" had to put up with President Bush's rantings and power grasping!
Bush: "Do it MY way or I veto! Waaaaaaahhhh!!!"
2007-06-28 11:26:09 · answer #5 · answered by ookami007 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Good point and I support your freedom to bare arms even go strapless if it makes you feel good .
2007-06-28 11:26:20 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
i thik we are the ones to vote to said if they get a pay raise or no.they do work for us.and i think they already get payed to much.
2007-06-29 06:53:36 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Agree! They don't play by the same rules that they expect us 'underlings' to.
2007-06-28 11:23:15 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋