I've got a solution, you whiny child. Quit. Don't run for re-election.

The commie, who drives a Tesla is complaining again. Poor, poor me.....I only get paid over 6X as much as a normal working person and it is not enough. Boo hoo.....



Your colleagues are also corrupt. Paying them more won't change their character one bit.

(06-23-2022 09:51 AM)MileHighBronco Wrote:  I've got a solution, you whiny child. Quit. Don't run for re-election.

The commie, who drives a Tesla is complaining again. Poor, poor me.....I only get paid over 6X as much as a normal working person and it is not enough. Boo hoo.....



Your colleagues are also corrupt. Paying them more won't change their character one bit.

I agree 100%. Congress and the Senate should be removed from D.C. and the members should reside and have an office in their district and state and do everything remotely. No reason in the world all 3 branches of our government should be located within a couple square miles. She is on to something. It's 2022 for goodness sake. Will never happen because she doesn't mention all of the Lobby perks she receives.

Didn't she go to Boston U?

And she wants us to feel sorry for her. She is such a child.

Shut up, stupid *itch.

She should find a job that meets her needs and let this one go.

(06-23-2022 09:51 AM)MileHighBronco Wrote:  I've got a solution, you whiny child. Quit. Don't run for re-election.

The commie, who drives a Tesla is complaining again. Poor, poor me.....I only get paid over 6X as much as a normal working person and it is not enough. Boo hoo.....



Your colleagues are also corrupt. Paying them more won't change their character one bit.

Maybe because the founding fathers never intended that representatives would be a career. The expectation was you’d go to DC—-spend a few years legislating—-and then you’d return to your community and live with everyone else under the same laws you helped pass. The founders did not want to trade one ruling elite monarch class for another permanent ruling class of elites.

AOC is probably butthurt because Nancy wont put her on any committees where she can inside trade like the rest of them, and her liberal utopia of DC is draining her paycheck to live there.

She actually makes a relatively valid point. The cost of living in DC combined with having to maintain your home residence has to be absurdly high. Combine that with campaigning, it's almost impossible for people other than the independently wealthy to get their foot in the door. That is what has driven us from a citizen legislature to being ruled by elitist.

But no, the answer is not to pay them more and cry me a river about not being able to have a baby while in Congress. It's not supposed to be a career you twit

I think we have to admit you just cannot have it all.

Some jobs just are conducive to being a fully present, constantly involved parent

These politicians have other revenue streams other than their base pay. By her own admission, she charges up to $150K for public appearances/speaking engagements. She has also received compensation for a book deal and AOC merchandise.

Pelosi did alright.

(06-23-2022 10:34 AM)bobdizole Wrote:  She actually makes a relatively valid point. The cost of living in DC combined with having to maintain your home residence has to be absurdly high. Combine that with campaigning, it's almost impossible for people other than the independently wealthy to get their foot in the door. That is what has driven us from a citizen legislature to being ruled by elitist.

But no, the answer is not to pay them more and cry me a river about not being able to have a baby while in Congress. It's not supposed to be a career you twit

Tulsi decided to run for president as soon as she did, she didn't re-run for the her position in DC.

Tim Kaine was running for VP with Clinton and still ran for Senate at the same time.

Truth is most of these people cannot survive in the real world.

(06-23-2022 09:51 AM)MileHighBronco Wrote:  I've got a solution, you whiny child. Quit. Don't run for re-election.

The commie, who drives a Tesla is complaining again. Poor, poor me.....I only get paid over 6X as much as a normal working person and it is not enough. Boo hoo.....



Your colleagues are also corrupt. Paying them more won't change their character one bit.

While I do enjoy piling on AOC, I actually agree with her here. With the costs of running elections combined with the expenses she points out, why would anyone sign up? It kind of makes the graft, bribes, insider trading, and kickbacks a lot more attractive. Make the salary a lot higher and ban individual investing (outside of managed funds).

(06-23-2022 11:47 AM)EverRespect Wrote:  

(06-23-2022 09:51 AM)MileHighBronco Wrote:  I've got a solution, you whiny child. Quit. Don't run for re-election.

The commie, who drives a Tesla is complaining again. Poor, poor me.....I only get paid over 6X as much as a normal working person and it is not enough. Boo hoo.....



Your colleagues are also corrupt. Paying them more won't change their character one bit.

While I do enjoy piling on AOC, I actually agree with her here. With the costs of running elections combined with the expenses she points out, why would anyone sign up? It kind of makes the graft, bribes, insider trading, and kickbacks a lot more attractive. Make the salary a lot higher and ban individual investing (outside of managed funds).

You think she's paying out of pocket for her election? There's PACs for that.

I think if we were to audit her spending you'd find out she's spending more than her salary and is getting kickbacks.

(06-23-2022 11:49 AM)gdunn Wrote:  

(06-23-2022 11:47 AM)EverRespect Wrote:  

(06-23-2022 09:51 AM)MileHighBronco Wrote:  I've got a solution, you whiny child. Quit. Don't run for re-election.

The commie, who drives a Tesla is complaining again. Poor, poor me.....I only get paid over 6X as much as a normal working person and it is not enough. Boo hoo.....



Your colleagues are also corrupt. Paying them more won't change their character one bit.

While I do enjoy piling on AOC, I actually agree with her here. With the costs of running elections combined with the expenses she points out, why would anyone sign up? It kind of makes the graft, bribes, insider trading, and kickbacks a lot more attractive. Make the salary a lot higher and ban individual investing (outside of managed funds).

You think she's paying out of pocket for her election? There's PACs for that.

I think if we were to audit her spending you'd find out she's spending more than her salary and is getting kickbacks.

Not really responding to AOC's personal finances, they are irrelevant to the point. More of an agreement that the salary is not nearly enough to draw any talent, especially given the uncovered expenses. And while AOC's campaign had national attention and probably was funded largely by PACs and individual donors, a lot of these more local and lower profile congressional elections are indeed funded heavily by the candidate, especially in safer districts. That creates a high barrier to entry. Only reason to pay that entry is if there is a return. That return definitely is not a ~$200k salary. Sorry, but that is a recipe for corruption, whether AOC herself is corrupt of not.

Dear AOC,

Quit talking and make me a Hendricks & tonic with a lime.

(06-23-2022 12:00 PM)EverRespect Wrote:  

(06-23-2022 11:49 AM)gdunn Wrote:  

(06-23-2022 11:47 AM)EverRespect Wrote:  

(06-23-2022 09:51 AM)MileHighBronco Wrote:  I've got a solution, you whiny child. Quit. Don't run for re-election.

The commie, who drives a Tesla is complaining again. Poor, poor me.....I only get paid over 6X as much as a normal working person and it is not enough. Boo hoo.....



Your colleagues are also corrupt. Paying them more won't change their character one bit.

While I do enjoy piling on AOC, I actually agree with her here. With the costs of running elections combined with the expenses she points out, why would anyone sign up? It kind of makes the graft, bribes, insider trading, and kickbacks a lot more attractive. Make the salary a lot higher and ban individual investing (outside of managed funds).

You think she's paying out of pocket for her election? There's PACs for that.

I think if we were to audit her spending you'd find out she's spending more than her salary and is getting kickbacks.

Not really responding to AOC's personal finances, they are irrelevant to the point. More of an agreement that the salary is not nearly enough to draw any talent, especially given the uncovered expenses. And while AOC's campaign had national attention and probably was funded largely by PACs and individual donors, a lot of these more local and lower profile congressional elections are indeed funded heavily by the candidate, especially in safer districts. That creates a high barrier to entry. Only reason to pay that entry is if there is a return. That return definitely is not a ~$200k salary. Sorry, but that is a recipe for corruption, whether AOC herself is corrupt of not.

I think it's been said, the purpose of being in Congress, much like working at McDonald's, was never meant to be a career. Being in Congress was meant to be an honor of serving your state and/or district.

(06-23-2022 12:04 PM)gdunn Wrote:  I think it's been said, the purpose of being in Congress, much like working at McDonald's, was never meant to be a career. Being in Congress was meant to be an honor of serving your state and/or district.

You can't exactly keep attention to a legitimate business, much less hold down a 9-5, with that job. It is year round, albeit with too many "vacations" and unpredictable schedule. Would be nice if it were still composed of elder statesmen meeting in DC two weeks per year, working for prestige, and being compensated just enough to cover those two weeks of hotels, meals, and incidentals, while spending the other 50 weeks per year at home tending to personal business and/or employment. Unfortunately, that's no longer a reality.

aoc needs to make that soy boy she is marrying a sammich