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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsLets Just Not Pay Republican Lawmakers
... as a measure to cut spending....since they don't do much except stall and obstruct.
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Lets Just Not Pay Republican Lawmakers (Original Post)
rsmith6621
Jan 2013
OP
Would make no difference, they make their fortune from donors and insider trading
HereSince1628
Jan 2013
#4
Would make no difference, they make their fortune from donors and insider trading
Flashmann
Jan 2013
#7
How about a compromise, the repukes don't get paid, since they want to cut spending
hughee99
Jan 2013
#5
Lugnut
(9,791 posts)1. Okay.
That works for me!
Flashmann
(2,140 posts)2. Lets Just Not Pay Republican Lawmakers
If we can discuss,jokingly I presume,doing things that will never happen,I'll go ya one better.....Let's outlaw their very existence..... ,and banish them to somewhere horrible...Texas,Kansas.....
CakeGrrl
(10,611 posts)3. Let's just not ELECT Republican lawmakers in the first place.
The fact that there are enough of them to control one of the chambers of Congress is the REAL problem.
HereSince1628
(36,063 posts)4. Would make no difference, they make their fortune from donors and insider trading
they could dump the salary and never be hurt.
Flashmann
(2,140 posts)7. Would make no difference, they make their fortune from donors and insider trading
Yep.....That's the real thing......The Congressional salary is just so much chump change,in comparison.......I think boner uses most of his on greens fees......And bourbon......
hughee99
(16,113 posts)5. How about a compromise, the repukes don't get paid, since they want to cut spending
and the Democrats pay higher taxes, since they are arguing that the rich aren't paying their fair share.
Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)6. Obama already gave them a pay raise