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Congress doesn't work for us
The Thanks Project ^ | 3/21/14 | Steve Berman

Posted on 03/21/2014 5:04:32 AM PDT by lifeofgrace

The United States Congress does not work for us.

As in you and me.

I have come to this somber conclusion after reading enough articles, blogs, facts, and budget numbers to make an actuary cross-eyed.

And I feel more at peace now because I can say “wow, that explains a lot. That explains everything.”

I won’t inflict blindness on you by citing every possible statistic here.

Here’s a few:

⁃ Starting Congressional Base Salary $174,000 ⁃ Average First Year Attorney Salary - Washington DC: $160,000 ⁃ Total Congressional Pay + Expenses (not including office expenditures): $233,000,000 ⁃ Estimated Total Campaign Funding in 2014: $1,049,000,000

The amount spent on Congress includes expenses and benefits for active members (not including pensions and other fringe benefits that can’t easily be tracked).

It costs 4 times the amount the government spends on Congress to elect them to office every 2 years (6 years for Senate).

The parties have a $74 million war chest, after raising $364 million in 2013. The Super PACs raised an additional $141 million so far.

Common sense rule: you work for who pays you.

(Excerpt) Read more at thanks-project.blogspot.com ...


TOPICS: Government; Politics
KEYWORDS: campaign; congress; parties
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To: shibumi

:-)


61 posted on 03/25/2014 5:33:10 AM PDT by TheOldLady
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To: Servant of the Cross; humblegunner

The mustache is just wrong though.


62 posted on 03/25/2014 5:33:30 AM PDT by Darksheare (Try my coffee, first one's free..... Even robots will kill for it!)
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To: Darksheare

That coffee will grow hair on anything.


63 posted on 03/25/2014 5:36:42 AM PDT by humblegunner
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To: humblegunner

Quite terrible.
Frightening.
Good thing no humans drink the stuff.


64 posted on 03/25/2014 5:41:52 AM PDT by Darksheare (Try my coffee, first one's free..... Even robots will kill for it!)
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To: Jayster

http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2722423/posts

http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2776537/posts

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/2548666/posts?page=38#38


65 posted on 03/25/2014 5:44:07 AM PDT by Darksheare (Try my coffee, first one's free..... Even robots will kill for it!)
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To: TheOldLady; shibumi
Swaggering n00bs are a rich source of entertainment

And protein.

66 posted on 03/25/2014 5:58:23 AM PDT by humblegunner
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To: humblegunner

*Snort* [giggles]


67 posted on 03/25/2014 6:28:34 AM PDT by TheOldLady
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To: Jayster
Some things do not require a vote.

So, you've gone from self-appointed Hall Monitor to outright owner of this place? Hmmmm. Guess we'll see about that.


68 posted on 03/25/2014 6:32:59 AM PDT by Jane Long (While Marxists continue the fundamental transformation of the USA, progressive RINOs assist!)
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To: Servant of the Cross; Vendome; humblegunner; TheOldLady; 50mm; Eaker; txhurl; Larry Lucido; ...
I have no idea what's going on so here's this


69 posted on 03/25/2014 6:33:19 AM PDT by Salamander (SNEK!!!)
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To: Jayster
I will be around for a while

Knock ... Knock

70 posted on 03/25/2014 7:47:19 AM PDT by Servant of the Cross (the Truth will set you free)
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To: humblegunner

Jig?

Can we say that anymore?

/S


71 posted on 03/25/2014 7:54:43 AM PDT by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway-Enjoy Yourself ala Louis Prima)
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To: Vendome

Can we say that anymore?

______________

I hope you are fishing.


72 posted on 03/25/2014 7:56:34 AM PDT by Chickensoup (Leftist totalitarian fascism is on the move.)
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To: Servant of the Cross

The kind you don’t take home to muthuh...

Funny, my room mate lived with Rick James for 3 years before he went to prison.


73 posted on 03/25/2014 7:57:15 AM PDT by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway-Enjoy Yourself ala Louis Prima)
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To: Chickensoup

74 posted on 03/25/2014 8:07:44 AM PDT by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway-Enjoy Yourself ala Louis Prima)
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To: Vendome; Jayster
"Funny, my room mate lived with Rick James for 3 years before he went to prison."

Prison?

Who?

The roommate or Rick James?

And did he meet anybody cool there? Like Jayster?

By the way Jayster - for someone who's "The Monitor" now, you sure are quiet this morning.

75 posted on 03/25/2014 8:13:18 AM PDT by shibumi (Cover it with gas and set it on fire.)
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To: Servant of the Cross; Jayster; humblegunner; TheOldLady
"I think ‘gunner has shown amazing personal restraint in the face of this stuff."

Gunner has been properly taken aback by this firm and sudden display of righteous moral authority -

(N00bie gots him a badge *AND* a whistle!)

76 posted on 03/25/2014 8:21:17 AM PDT by shibumi (Cover it with gas and set it on fire.)
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To: shibumi

Rick went prison.

This guy knows all the Holyweirdos.

Two days after Rick he “crashed” Nicholas Cage’s couch for three months.

“Jokester” wears baggy pants, passed on to him by his older brothuh.


77 posted on 03/25/2014 8:30:34 AM PDT by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway-Enjoy Yourself ala Louis Prima)
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To: shibumi; Servant of the Cross; Jayster; humblegunner

Ooooh! That’s some REAL *Authoritay*!! Rspect (per O’banama, hoo noes hao to spel) his authoritay!!

That’s right, JaywalkerShyster. We’re laughing at you.


78 posted on 03/25/2014 10:06:54 AM PDT by TheOldLady
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To: Jayster; shibumi; humblegunner; Darksheare; Vendome; TheOldLady; Jane Long; Salamander
I will be around for a while

Knock. Knock.


79 posted on 04/02/2014 5:29:15 AM PDT by Servant of the Cross (the Truth will set you free)
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To: Servant of the Cross; Jayster

Maybe he went out for a walk.
Or he’s drunk and behind a dumpster somewhere.
A bender since the 26th is believable.

Thunderbird, not even once.


80 posted on 04/02/2014 5:41:55 AM PDT by Darksheare (Try my coffee, first one's free..... Even robots will kill for it!)
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