Do you think US politicians could survive with half of their Congressional pay and benefits?
Considering the top 25 are worth between $50 Million and $450 Million....
Of course they could, but they won't. There is definitely a disconnect with the elected officials and what the rest of us have to deal with. Sad but I don't see it changing.
It's their wives or husbands who have the money. Politicians are just deadbeats who married rich people in order to afford to run for office.
by Dawn Michael 13 years ago
what is this new thing going on in the dating world where a man asks a woman out on a date and then wants her to pay half of the bill. It's not about the money, it's the fact that he asked her out on a date, she took the time to get dressed up. For me that would be the last date, but...
by marinealways24 14 years ago
I believe all politicians should have a maximum salary amount of 60 thousand a year. Someone should want to be a politician for country, not for money. This set limit would disrupt greedy lying politicians from entering office. The politician will not work for "60,000" a year. The true...
by Tessa Schlesinger 7 years ago
The eight richest men in the world own half the world's wealth. This means that the other half is owned by 7.5 billion people. Oxfam, the British charity, which has been following the upward flow of wealth for the last decade says "‘This concentration of wealth at the top is holding back the...
by kirstenblog 12 years ago
I just stumbled on this story and am really impressed. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/2 … 09102.htmlThe story is about Ron Paul's stance that the fed should take a hands off approach to medical marijuana, that it should be down to the states. My only worry is that Obama campaigned...
by ptosis 6 years ago
yea or nea? Are you HAPPY! that the richest .01% get less taxes? I mean - they did earn it didn't they?Do they just work harder? Is everybody else just stupid and lazy? Hard work will only get you so far if circumstances aren’t amenable. Do you believe that “If you’re still poor at 35, you deserve...
by Chinmay Das 10 years ago
Should I pay taxes even if I don't support the policies of the politicians?
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