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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: Darksheare; Jayster

Break in contact with the Hall Moniter. Dang, and it was just getting to be a fun thread to follow.


81 posted on 04/02/2014 5:46:48 AM PDT by TADSLOS (The Event Horizon has come and gone. Buckle up and hang on.)
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To: TADSLOS; humblegunner; Darksheare; Jayster
"Break in contact with the Hall Moniter. Dang, and it was just getting to be a fun thread to follow."

I believe he's in his room polishing his Official Monitor Badge ... or polishing something.

Well, there's a lot of rubbing going on, anyway.

And now for a musical interlude...

82 posted on 04/02/2014 6:46:21 AM PDT by shibumi (Cover it with gas and set it on fire.)
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To: shibumi

LMAO.


83 posted on 04/02/2014 6:48:03 AM PDT by TADSLOS (The Event Horizon has come and gone. Buckle up and hang on.)
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To: Servant of the Cross

LOL.....LAND SHARK!

(So, that’s what happened to our *Hall Monitor* :)


84 posted on 04/02/2014 7:12:19 AM PDT by Jane Long (While Marxists continue the fundamental transformation of the USA, progressive RINOs assist!)
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To: Jane Long

His last post -

http://freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/3137028/posts?page=299#299

You can see my response in the following post #300.

If you click that link, I think you’ll get what Paul Harvey called “The Rest Of The Story.”


85 posted on 04/02/2014 7:30:03 AM PDT by shibumi (Cover it with gas and set it on fire.)
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To: Jane Long
LOL.....LAND SHARK!

Candygram ....

86 posted on 04/02/2014 7:49:14 AM PDT by Servant of the Cross (the Truth will set you free)
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To: shibumi
In the forum, the Freeper forum, The Monitor sleeps tonight.


87 posted on 04/02/2014 8:03:03 AM PDT by Salamander (SNEK!!!)
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To: Salamander

Looks to be well fed.


88 posted on 04/02/2014 8:10:53 AM PDT by shibumi (Cover it with gas and set it on fire.)
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To: shibumi

Herding cats is a hungry job.


89 posted on 04/02/2014 8:12:37 AM PDT by Salamander (SNEK!!!)
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To: shibumi
I guess Mr Hall Monitor didn't like getting the "what for" from the Boss, himself. That little piggy went waaaa, waaaaa waaaaa....all the way home ;)
90 posted on 04/02/2014 8:22:33 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

Land Shark jumped the shark.


91 posted on 04/02/2014 8:27:25 AM PDT by Jane Long (While Marxists continue the fundamental transformation of the USA, progressive RINOs assist!)
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