08 Mar 11
Originally posted by KazetNagorraThe average income for men in the US is $45000. For women it's $35000. Average salary for federal lawmakers is $174000. They also get an automatic pay increase every year. They actually have to put it to a vote to stop this pay increase (to their credit, they did vote to freeze salaries in 2010). It's my opinion that no lawmaker (state or federal level) should make more than 20% above their state's average income. It's supposed to be a service after all, not a gravy train.
So why does it matter? Should politicians give themselves an (additional) big payrise whenever they enact a tax cut?
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/44/2010/03/lawmaker-pushes-to-cut-congres.html
08 Mar 11
Originally posted by dryhumpThere is a case to be made to cut legislators' salaries, sure. But that case is hardly dependent on the tax policy proposals of legislators.
The average income for men in the US is $45000. For women it's $35000. Average salary for federal lawmakers is $174000. They also get an automatic pay increase every year. They actually have to put it to a vote to stop this pay increase (to their credit, they did vote to freeze salaries in 2010). It's my opinion that no lawmaker (state or federal level) ...[text shortened]... vy train.
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/44/2010/03/lawmaker-pushes-to-cut-congres.html
08 Mar 11
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Originally posted by no1marauderI am literally salivating at the prospect of the Democrats running on the premise that we are not broke because we can always borrow more. Then all we need is to get someone like Chris Christie up to declare what Obama's own bipartisan debt commission said which is, "America's growing budget deficits is the greatest threat to the country's prosperity and security." Then again, what do these experts in Congress whom Obama appointed know in comparison to the author of the article you provided? Clearly they know nothing.
Rhetorical flourishes and Whodeyesque exaggerations from the Republicans aside, the US isn't "broke" or "bankrupt" or anywhere near it. This excellent article from Bloomberg shows why: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-03-07/bonds-show-why-boehner-saying-we-re-broke-is-figure-of-speech.html
Some highlights:
The U.S. today is ...[text shortened]... operation.
So don't believe the screeching; the facts are the facts.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/8173986/Obama-commission-says-US-debt-is-greatest-threat-to-security-urges-sweeping-spending-cuts-and-tax-reform.html#
Then again, if you live in the leftist world of Marauder, do you really care about American prosperity and security? Heck, all we need to do is raise government spending to 96% GDP just so long as government growth and spending is never curtailed. After all, prosperity is rooted in greed and security is the last concern with people dying in the streets because they can't afford this or that.
Of course, progressives have no choice but to try and convince the American people that spending money, no matter how much, does not matter. After all, their agenda is to live beyond their means so they have no choice. As for myself, I look forward in crushing these pinheads.