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http://thehill.com/homenews/house/339570-chaffetz-calls-for-2500-legislator-housing-stipend

What happened to personal responsibility? Getting a second job to cover costs? This is almost insulting to the rest of the country.

Kessobahn posted...

This is almost insulting to the rest of the country.

Welcome to the Republican party.
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BLAKUboy posted...

Kessobahn posted...

This is almost insulting to the rest of the country.

Welcome to the Republican party.

This goes beyond the usual bits though. This is blatant hypocrisy.

Kessobahn posted...

This is blatant hypocrisy.

BLAKUboy posted...

Welcome to the Republican party.

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Kessobahn posted...

BLAKUboy posted...

Kessobahn posted...

This is almost insulting to the rest of the country.

Welcome to the Republican party.

This goes beyond the usual bits though. This is blatant hypocrisy.

Welcome to the Republican party.

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I should be surprised, but...
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Its never enough aint it
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BLAKUboy posted...

Kessobahn posted...

This is almost insulting to the rest of the country.

Welcome to the Republican party.

This

Where's mal to defend this shit
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Republicans
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E32005 posted...

BLAKUboy posted...

Kessobahn posted...

This is almost insulting to the rest of the country.

Welcome to the Republican party.

This

Where's mal to defend this shit

I don't think this is a defensible position. Though, I guess I've seen stupider shit defended on this board.

While Chaffetz said $174,000 a year is a "handsome" congressional salary, he explained that subsidizing lawmakers' housing costs in the pricey D.C. metro area could actually save taxpayer dollars. If he had a proper home in Washington rather than a cot in his office, Chaffetz said, he wouldn't need to fly home every week on the taxpayers' dime, and his wife, Julie, could visit more often.

u wot
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SGT_Conti posted...

While Chaffetz said $174,000 a year is a "handsome" congressional salary, he explained that subsidizing lawmakers' housing costs in the pricey D.C. metro area could actually save taxpayer dollars. If he had a proper home in Washington rather than a cot in his office, Chaffetz said, he wouldn't need to fly home every week on the taxpayers' dime, and his wife, Julie, could visit more often.

u wot

Wow
Boo fuckin hoo willie
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SGT_Conti posted...

he wouldn't need to fly home every week on the taxpayers' dime

Ugh, hmm... This actually isn't a bad idea but I rather the taxpayer not pay for any of it.
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If he cut back on expenses and luxuries like just about everyone else who doesn't make enough to buy everything they want, would he be able to live? Or is it still too expensive on his $170k salary?
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E32005 posted...

SGT_Conti posted...

While Chaffetz said $174,000 a year is a "handsome" congressional salary, he explained that subsidizing lawmakers' housing costs in the pricey D.C. metro area could actually save taxpayer dollars. If he had a proper home in Washington rather than a cot in his office, Chaffetz said, he wouldn't need to fly home every week on the taxpayers' dime, and his wife, Julie, could visit more often.

u wot

Wow
Boo fuckin hoo willie

Yeah think that congressman also is quitting to goto the private sector cause moar money and he sucks as a politician. He also cries about things not getting done in congress. How that fuck did that yahoo win a seat? Just give up on your state like that for more lucrative opportunity... gdi that gets me angry!
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Kessobahn posted...

What happened to personal responsibility? Getting a second job to cover costs?

Critics called those responses racist and privileged and tone deaf and...

So fuck it, everyone should get welfare.
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While Chaffetz said $174,000 a year is a “handsome” congressional salary, he explained that subsidizing lawmakers’ housing costs in the pricey D.C. metro area could actually save taxpayer dollars. If he had a proper home in Washington rather than a cot in his office, Chaffetz said, he wouldn’t need to fly home every week on the taxpayers’ dime, and his wife, Julie, could visit more often.

A 2017 Kiplinger report ranked Washington as the sixth-most expensive city in the country to live.

A $2,500 monthly allowance would cost taxpayers about $30,000 a year per lawmaker, or roughly $16 million a year for all 535 members.

It “would allow the non-millionaires to participate and you would be able to have your spouse join you here,” said Chaffetz, 50, who’s spent 1,500 nights away from his wife and children during his eight-plus years in Congress. “If I wasn’t buying as many airline tickets, it would ultimately be less expensive.”

He makes a compelling point. I'd say we give it to him. While reducing congressional pay by $60K.
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How long do they generally stay in DC anyway? And wouldn't this be similar as if I traveled for work, I'd expect my employer to give me a stipend for hotel and food expenses?
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No one is forcing him to keep his current job
No one forced him to go into this line of work
No one forced him to start a family

You can't make 170k work? Tough shit
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Sad_Face posted...

While Chaffetz said $174,000 a year is a “handsome” congressional salary, he explained that subsidizing lawmakers’ housing costs in the pricey D.C. metro area could actually save taxpayer dollars. If he had a proper home in Washington rather than a cot in his office, Chaffetz said, he wouldn’t need to fly home every week on the taxpayers’ dime, and his wife, Julie, could visit more often.

A 2017 Kiplinger report ranked Washington as the sixth-most expensive city in the country to live.

A $2,500 monthly allowance would cost taxpayers about $30,000 a year per lawmaker, or roughly $16 million a year for all 535 members.

It “would allow the non-millionaires to participate and you would be able to have your spouse join you here,” said Chaffetz, 50, who’s spent 1,500 nights away from his wife and children during his eight-plus years in Congress. “If I wasn’t buying as many airline tickets, it would ultimately be less expensive.”

He makes a compelling point. I'd say we give it to him. While reducing congressional pay by $60K.

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Sad_Face posted...

While Chaffetz said $174,000 a year is a “handsome” congressional salary, he explained that subsidizing lawmakers’ housing costs in the pricey D.C. metro area could actually save taxpayer dollars. If he had a proper home in Washington rather than a cot in his office, Chaffetz said, he wouldn’t need to fly home every week on the taxpayers’ dime, and his wife, Julie, could visit more often.

A 2017 Kiplinger report ranked Washington as the sixth-most expensive city in the country to live.

A $2,500 monthly allowance would cost taxpayers about $30,000 a year per lawmaker, or roughly $16 million a year for all 535 members.

It “would allow the non-millionaires to participate and you would be able to have your spouse join you here,” said Chaffetz, 50, who’s spent 1,500 nights away from his wife and children during his eight-plus years in Congress. “If I wasn’t buying as many airline tickets, it would ultimately be less expensive.”

He makes a compelling point. I'd say we give it to him. While reducing congressional pay by $60K.

i'm all for that, they don't get enough work done around there. it's very lousy.
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