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  Being that ignorant isn’t cheap!
context: She could step down if she's not enioying it >
  
  As much as I hate her, there is a point to be made here. 174k is a lot to the average person, but the people these politicians are regulating make millions and billions. The less members of Congress make in comparison, the more easily they are bought. >
  
  
  
  174k is a lot to the average person
  
  
  Once upon a time that used to be our representatives. Average people, working part time in Washington DC. Not paid career employees of our business elite. >
  
  This has literally never been true.  The vast majority of congress dating back to pre-revolutionary war have been extremely wealthy for their times. >
  
  The revolution wasn't about freedom it was about rich guys not wanting to pay taxes. >
  
  It’s funny that so few people realize that. The colonies weren’t oppressed, they were asked to give less than many people back in the UK at the time >
  
  If you want an idea of how messed up our founding fathers were:  Pennsylvania made slavery illegal in 1780, and had an emancipation law which allowed the slaves of visitors to claim their freedom after six months’ residence in the state. To evade the statute, George Washington while serving as President in Philadelphia sent his slaves (technically his wife's families slaves) out of state every six months, instructing his secretary to move the slaves “in a way that will deceive both them and the public.” >
  
  Isn’t she now preaching fiscal responsibility? If anything her tax-payer funded salary should be cut in half >
  
  Fun fact: median household income is $65,030 in Georgia according to the census bureau. Her district is lower. >
  
  Great, she should get exactly the median of her district >
  
  This would actually be a great way to ensure you're focused on serving your constituents. Their life gets better, yours does too. >
  
  It should be the only income you're allowed to make, as well. >
  
  Sounds like a great way to get even more corruption >
  
  Wouldn't it be easy to see if they are spending more money than they make? >
  
  If every government official is underpaid, then you just bribe the next one to look the other way. If the only way government officials can make enough money is to be corrupt, then they will be corrupt. >
  
  It's almost like the wealthy and corrupt have been in charge of humanity since we figured out wealth. Funny. >
  
  There's a very simple solution.  She can quit congress and go back to her oh-so-profitable business. >
  
  What's her business? Yelling at a teenage Applebee's employee? >
  
  Thick neck model for company selling shirts with stretched head holes >
  
  She could work for Nintendo as a Goomba face model. >
  
  Have you tried making more money? >
  
  I heard McDonalds is hiring. >
  
  So what you're saying is...you won't seek re-election? >
  
  The election part is the most significant thing in that statement. I know she meant it in a woe is me kind of way but they really do spend their whole term just working on re-election >
  
  The terms are too short and there are too few districts. They have no choice >
  
  Incumbents already have the edge simply by virtue of being the incumbent. This isn't realistic. 
  IDK I'd think it would be nice to actually show that you're getting the job done you were hired to do rather than spend the entire time just making a mess of things to keep your name in the headlines. >
  
  We could regulate the shit out of their campaigns, but we’re deep in the realm of hypotheticals discussing this stuff at all, it isn’t likely to change >
  
  I wonder what the full value of her compensation is: retirement, health care, per diem, travel, etc included. I have a feeling it's costing taxpayers closer to $300,000. >
  
  Don't forget the permanent pension she'll be eligible for in a few years (and can start collecting at 62). You know, while she votes to strip people of the social security they paid for. :/ >
  
  You do understand that the pension isn't a full pay for the rest of their life right?  They have to work 5 years to be vested and earn retirement pay of 1.7% of the annual salary per year for the first 20 years and 1% per year after 20.
  Meaning they would have to work for the federal government for 86 years to get 100% pay.
  I work for local government and I have a better pension than the federal pension. >
  
  They can't receive 100% pay, regardless of years worked, that's not how their plan works (it maxes at 80%). If you're going to be a pedant, at least be correct.
  The average annual congressional pension under their current (less generous) plan is 41K, or \~3.5K a month (starting at age 62). Average social security is \~1.8K a month. Maximum social security is 3.6K (starting at 67, but MJT is trying to push it to 70+).
  Someone getting the former trying to slash benefits for the latter because it's "too expensive" is worthy of scorn.
  I have no idea why you decided your personal pension was relevant to this conversation. It is not. >
  
  The house averages 174 day a year working. Dont forget everything that is written of to be paid by the taxpayers.                                                             Better get those bootstrap pullers out. >
  
  She’s quoted saying “It's turned into practically year-round”. Yeah, that’s a job. Getting almost $200k + insane benefits for an “almost year round” job is cushy as fuck. >
  
  A job where you have a whole staff of people to do all the hard work for you, no less >
  
  And hell, a bit of insider trading on the side. It's illegal, but apparently at least 80 Congresspeople are doing it anyway lol >
  
  It's not illegal for members of Congress. They made it illegal in 2013-ish when there was a big public outcry about it, then quietly dialed back the restrictions a year later when the outcry had died down.
  Source: I read it on Reddit so it's probably not true. Someone fact-check me please >
  
  A bit of additional reading says they actually NEVER made it illegal. The STOCK act you're referring to simply increased Congressperson's trade transparency. Said transparency was then gutted as you said.
  Truly absurd to let this be a thing. How can civilians (wrong word)  be disallowed when the people making the laws aren't? (This isn't a question as it adequately answers itself lol) >
  
  I don't know what she did before her current job of professional Congressional embarrassment, but I'm happy to chip in 5 bucks toward a train ticket for her to resign and return to her old job. >
  
  Pretty big construction group >
  
  nobody wants to work anymore
  /S >
  
  This is the same bitch who said to all her followers that AOC shouldn't be considered a DemSoc because the literal same salary and "lives in a building". >
  
  AOC is so entitled for wanting to live in a building instead of... out in the woods I guess? >
  
  "Socialism is when poor"
  
  Americans forever >
  
  Well, just how much is an anti semite, conspiracy mongering, facist supposed to get paid? >
  
  About three fiddy. In laser shekels. >
  
  Orbital laser shekels even!! >
  
  I honestly think she is overpaid as all she does is complain, lots of whining, defends Putin over our own government… Rinse Repeat. Ever damn day.. >
  
  Isn't that, like, every republican? >
  
  Touché >
  
  Personally I think all politicians salaries should be the average salary of their district >
  
  That is such a destructive thought and would completely lock out poorer districts from ever getting proper grassroots representation ever again. Members of congress require a living space in their home district and in D.C. their minimum cost of living is exceedingly high, especially for congressmen with families, for they will have to finance a home in their district and a DC rental at the same time. For new and not exceedingly wealthy congressmen, the price of living in this way is nearly impossible, for example AOC, who was as a junior rep serving tables at restaurants to make due. These people need time to legistlate and campaign when they arent actually in congress. What you want would essentially make a financial barrier that would keep any middle class or lower citizen from a poorer district from ever being elected, or even being able to uphold their responsabilites after getting elected (as though it could really get any harder from them as is). We want to keep these people from insider trading and financial exploitation sure, but by enforcing an income floor like that is just spiteful and ignorant, and would help perpetuate elite theory, the very thing you are likely angry about. >
  
  "I have people come up to me and say crazy things to me out of the blue in public places that they believe because they read it on the internet or saw it on some news show about me,"
  Yes I read it on the internet. Specifically your twitter page. >
  
  Lady, work like any customer service or retail job. You gotta deal with death threats because the place you work doesn't have enough plastic bowls in the right color, for like...1/10th of what you're earning. Oh, and if you don't respond with a smile, you're fired. N good luck speaking your crazy ass mind.
  Edit: Poor choice of words...MTG can hardly be defined as a 'lady' >
  
  It's frustrating that someone that stupid can make that much money, simply by being an ignorant bigot. 
  These people should be shunned and forced to crawl back under the rock they came from, but a large portion of our country has been brainwashed to believe the garbage she spews. >
  
  We should switch jobs. No takes backsies. >
  
  "Well git a better job, snowflake!" >
  
  She should hear what her legislature aides have to say who earn a quarter what she does. DC real estate is stupid expensive and it leads directly to corruption. 
  This week there was a story on WaPo about DC commercial real estate owners demanding that the DC mayor demand Biden force federal workers to RTO in order to prop up their rental incomes. One vulture mentioned converting an office building to residential apartments, and openly mentioned wanting to rent units out starting at $4,000 a month. To afford that you’d need to earn at least $120,000 a year and that was that landlords low end. >
  
  If I’m not mistaken, her district often ranks low in the country for cost of living and education. >
  
  You don't say -  low in education? >
  
  To shreds you say >
  
  Good pay for being a traitor >
  
  “I was told there would be coffers to plunder and riches to be had.” >
  
  That divorce must be hitting her hard. >
  
  I agree.
  She's overpaid. >
  
  Remember all those fines she got on purpose by refusing to wear a mask >
  
  you mean a Covid Muzzle? /s >
  
  I also complain that she’s getting 174k. >
  
  Somebody who wants to cut social security isn't happy with her salary? Get 2 more jobs then, use those bootstraps they're always babbling about. >
  
  Federal retirement has retired heavily on social security since they went to FERS in the early 1980's from CSRS. >
  
  r/leopardsatemyface >
  
  I'd complain about her getting $174K a year too.  I say we bill her for the damage she does. >
  
  174k is more than 32 years of wage for me. some people are... >
  
  You make $5,437.50 a year? >
  
  That's a very respectable yearly income for a hampster who loves other hamster. >
  
  Go work at Walmart bitch >
  
  My proposal is that she instead receives no salary and spends a lot of time in jail for sedition and insurrection. >
  
  Give her a teachers wage. >
  
  Lady.. I work for the government for 10 years.. thats my fault.. but I only made 31k in 2022. Get bent. >
  
  Maybe start making coffee at home? >
  
  If you don’t like your job then why don’t you just quit? That’s what they always say to fast food workers, no? >
  
  Well Marginal, you could quit and go back to whatever it was you were doing before you decided to befoul the halls of Congress since it gave you so much more money and free time. >
  
  I’m not sure this woman could run the front desk at my work. That pays $18/hour. >
  
  Being a member of congress was not meant to be a permanent job.
  Trey Gowdy, Jason Chaffets, Paul Ryan   ALL stepped down because they didn't really enjoy it. 
  Trey Gowdy said it was only like the 5th or 6th best job he ever had -- though on the whole he liked it. >
  
  Congressmen and women should make minimum wage and have all existing assets frozen while in office. And oh yeah no trading stocks >
  
  If they get paid less, they will be more open to bribes.
  Any real fix is almost guaranteed to be counter-intuitive, and may appear, at first, to be indirect. >
  
  Ah yes because they're not already being bribed. We should just pay them millions a year so no one can bribe them >
  
  Reps and senators always complain about having to keep two households. I have a solution for that. First, a constitutional convention to pass an amendment that states all representatives and senators must live in a dorm. Second, a Days Inn or equivalent near D.C. shall be purchased as said dorm. Double occupancy of one republican and one democrat shall be required in each room as often as possible. >
  
  I’ll take it I’d love to make that kind of money, I could actually buy a house then instead of live in my mother in law’s basement. She a dumb witch anyway >
  
  She's feeling the pinch now that ex-hubby has the biz. >
  
  If she doesn't want it, I'll take it. >
  
  Good, resign, idiot >
  
  Makes 3x median household income. Complains. So many of us would be great dictators and do the wrong thing for the greater good… >
  
  So quit. >
  
  So did AOC. What’s your point. >
  
  Can't believe that airheaded piglet even earns that much. >
  
  Maybe a second job would help her “get by” >
  
  Yeah, no. That's far more than the average American. I am not sympathetic at all especially when all she does is spout ridiculous conspiracy theories. >
  
  That's 3-4 times what I earn at my job.  I could do so much with that amount of cash I'll gladly take her money if she doesn't want so much of it. >
  
  These ass hats should make avg American salaries. See how they do with 50k >
  
  Maybe she should pull herself up by her bootstraps and stop being a snowflake. >
  
  Who's got the gif of the always sunny guys fake crying? >
  
  I agree. Way too much for her skill set. >
  
  She should get a side gig like everyone else.  Maybe open a restaurant or something. >
  
  Maybe she should ask Putin for a raise. >
  
  America needs to start building the windows Russia has. >
  
  I don't give a fuck what this dumb bitch has to say. She should be lucky she's in congress. She's not qualified to work at a gas station, let alone the house of representatives. >
  
  Seems to me she's over paid $173,999.99. >
  
  I would love to see what she does throughout a "busy" day for her >
  
  Maybe less avocado toast and more bootstrap pulling, Margie.
  Have you tried asking more money from Putin? Since you’re doing a great job destabilizing this nation per his request. >
  
  She can sit and spin on a sword if she doesn't like her pay.
   Greedy bitch. >
  
  She should work for minimum wage as most Americans do >
  
  Getting paid to sabotage your own country's government... and complaining. >
  
  If she made nothing she'd be overpaid >
  
  Fuck them politics >
  
  What a cu.......bitch >
  
  She should learn how to insider trade like the rest of those crooks to supplement her salary >
  
  Surprised she knows how to spell the word “salary”. Half expected her to complain about her “celery” being too low. >
  
  To be fair, she used the word money. I also do not believe she knows what celery is. I doubt someone with her edumacation eats healthy. >
  
  Maybe she should try minimum wage for a few months and see how that feels. >
  
  She can turn that into hundreds of millions just like Nancy did. >
  
  I mean it's not like she was demanding more.  Just that it was a pay cut.  Kind of seems like everyone is making something out of nothing just because of who made the comment. >
  
  MGT aside, do we think that if we raised the salaries for these positions we'd get better people striving for these roles? And there's be less incentive for corruption? >
  
  I’m sure she’s living paycheck to paycheck.  Sarcasm >
  
  I'd say it's likely she is. I've seen lots of people with very high incomes who are always broke. She wants to live like a celebrity, and probably doesn't manage her expenses well. >
  
  Lol I wonder how much her investments are worth. >
  
  Loved the crazy people she says talk to her. >
  
  Here is one >
  
  lol >
  
  Majorie Bomber Greene?  Her? >
  
  I bet she’d vote for a raise for herself >
  
  Oh boohoo, let me play a sad song for you on the world’s smallest violin! >
  
  I'd like to complain too, that she gets one in the 1st place. easily the biggest source of government waste >
  
  MTG is a nutter who needs medication and to be removed from office. >
  
  Still think it wouldn’t be a bad thing if she just drops death >
  
  What’s the difference between a dead MTG in the middle of the road and a dead skunk in the middle of the road? Tread marks in front of the skunk >
  
  You would get way less of a swarm of useless opportunists if you eliminated the bribes they receive and paid them the mean average for American workers. >
  
  Well, if she doesn't want it... >
  
  She has no educational degree. What was she doing that made more than that? Onlyfans? >
  
  I’ve always wondered about their tax free perks. >
  
  I'm getting really tired of living in an oligarchy. >
  
  Oh is someone not taking enough legal bribes from Lobbyists 😭 >
  
  I agree. She's way over paid >
  
  For someone with her towering intellect minimum wage should be considered a blessing. >
  
  I hate MTG so it pains me to say she does point out heavy flaws within the system.
  Not that she’s underpaid or anything, but the nature that most of your time and energy has to be spent towards campaigning since they run elections every 2 years.
  Many other representatives who aren’t absolutely disgusting pieces of shit and those who are all spend too much time cozying up to donors and campaigning instead of working for what’s best for their constituents. >
  
  As if she’s actually living on that salary, instead of the bribes and payola - err, congressional donations and legislative earmarks - her position entails. >
  
  $173,999.99 more than the value she brings is worth. >
  
  Damn, you didn't have to do a penny like that. The penny has more worth. >
  
  She should leave and go make money elsewhere.  Board of directors for Chik-fli-a, Goya Beans, Trump Org, Sands… so many options. >
  
  If it’s not a small loan of a million dollars it’s not enough >
  
  Her side gig as a Putin Muppet pays more.. She just making the comparison. >
  
  I live on 50k a year.  I know being a congress person takes travel.  If you can't do that with 100k you are spending it wrong. >
  
  She is the Republican AOC. >
  
  I'll take it if she doesn't want it >
  
  As a Republican she can leave at anytime that is a very good salary >
  
  Not to sympathize with her, but I can see why she might be annoyed with the job irregardless of money. Depending on the person, and if the amount of time spent on work is as she says, it's true that you might be able to make significantly more money doing something else. If you're going to work in the day to attend meetings, then going home in the evenings to prepare campaign speeches and going over work-related documents (sacrificing work-life balance reddit holds dear); you might think that you were better off with a regular 9-5 and working on your side business. The other thing she points out is the need to be campaigning the whole time and it being a social club. I don't know her, so maybe she has a terrible reputation, but imagine thinking you were going to help run the government or promote change and then you're spending most of your time campaigning to keep your job; where do you find time to actually help (whatever that means to you)? If your job is literally to campaign you might think it's quite unfulfilling. Then looking at the social club, again it's a bit of a let-down. Political relations are definitely part of being a politician, but if a person imagines they will be changing government policy for the better, then has to make small talk all day, it seems rather sad. >
  
  JFC, we need congressional term limits in a bad way. >
  
  I'd take that much money in a heartbeat >
  
  If they were paying her $15 an hour, she would still be vastly over paid. That ignorant woman needs to go. >
  
  "Becoming a member of Congress has made my life miserable"  
  Yeah her being in Congress is fucking up our lives pretty damn bad too!! >
  
  Go fash lose cash I guess. >
  
  Have her get zapped by the Jewish space lasers. I bet she smells like burnt rotten pork. because she an evil rotten pig >
  
  Ask her how she feels about raising minimum wage pay. >
  
  2013: Glenn Greenwald starts publishing Edward Snowden's documents, which reveal several (previously secret) US mass surveillance programs.
  2023: Glenn Greenwald interviews the Jewish Space Laser lady about how $174,000/yr is a pay-cut. >
  
  Isn't her district the same area as where Squidbillies took place? If that's the case, she should be able to survive off half a quart of whiskey and some roadkill to make ends meet since the cost of living must be so low down there. >
  
  I’ve never in my 35 years made more than $25,000 in a year. Been working since I was 14. Clawing my way out of generational poverty one fingernail at a time. Fuck. >
  
  Aoc did it as well lol we pay politicians to much already 🤭 >
  
  Oh, do try to suck this one tear from my last tissue, Marjorie ;) >
  
  Oh yeah. Congress people complain about their salaries regularly. Usually something about being required to maintain a residence in their district and in DC. >
  
  She is a moron. >
  
  MTG: "I want to represent normal, blue collar American's"
  Also MTG: "This $174K salary is hardly a livable wage" >
  
  she is not even worth the minimal wage >
  
  All she does is tweet >
  
  I'm tired of being tired of these "People" >
  
  She’s not worth $17k. >
  
  She is a fuckin clown. >
  
  People in Congress should only make minimum !!! >
  
  "I need more pay to stop minimum wage increases!" >
  
  Most expensive clown in the business, figures she wants more >
  
  she’s so funny >
  
  If I was insane as her I probably would complain too >
  
  What a fucking piece of shit >
  
  Can't this position be outsourced or possibly be contracted out? >
  
  If I was making $174K I would be living my dream life right now. Maybe she should lay off the coffee a bit. >
  
  Then go back to what you were doing. >
  
  Nobody wants to work anymore! >
  
  I’d like to formally complain about my $0 Congressional salary.