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Originally posted by Mayson
Originally posted by Char-Lee
reply to post by neo96
I believe the job should be unpaid public service job, many great people would want the position. Money only causes corruption, they should have a place to live and an allowance if they need it, most would not need it.
I think it's a fine line you walk when you talk about what is fair to pay politicians. It seems "fair" that they should only be paid what the average American makes. If they do a good job with the country and people make more then they make more money too; fair and square.
I'm not saying that paying them more stops this from happening, but you can imagine that paying someone a tiny amount of money for a job that requires a lot of responsibility might make them more apt to misappropriate funds. I'm sure you can envision a scenario where you might feel under-appreciated at work and say, "I do all the work around here. They owe me!".
So, do you give them a bunch of money in the hopes that it's enough to keep them honest or do you give them a little money and hope that they are honest?
Originally posted by normal_human_being
i echo everyone's sentiments here on the thread but someone (or many someones) continue to vote her into office.
Originally posted by ownbestenemy
reply to post by WhiteAlice
There is no easy "fix" and surely you have made some excellent points. In the gutter approval rating for Congress, yet only 40%-ish of the country actually participates in politics (elections)....sad really and don't get me started on party politics...
Originally posted by VitriolAndAngst
Pelosi: "undermines the dignity of the job". I totally would not have led with THAT kind of a statement. Cross-dressing kitty juggling and sending "get rich quick" emails to Nigeria would improve their dignity a good bit.
Originally posted by Golf66
Originally posted by VitriolAndAngst
Pelosi: "undermines the dignity of the job". I totally would not have led with THAT kind of a statement. Cross-dressing kitty juggling and sending "get rich quick" emails to Nigeria would improve their dignity a good bit.
Reminds me of a line I used to use when I was in Army Recruiting.
People would ask; "what are you going to do after this assignment?"
I would reply very straight faced.
"Well, I will probably have to go prostitute myself at the local bus station for a few months till I get my self respect back after that I'll play it by ear..."
Needless to say it was a # assignment. It was the "while I recover from wounds job"; full of the worst Soldiers and useless group of liars and cheats in uniform.
Originally posted by WhiteAlice
reply to post by Lingweenie
And you would be correct. However, it was Obama that ordered the pay raise and that was direct towards all federal employees from Congress to military to postal workers. Ergo, it wasn't just Congress and the VP that received the raise. www.huffingtonpost.com...
Originally posted by VitriolAndAngst
I guess you got a bit of the "lower entrance standards" the military adopted.