Vote Mark D in 2012

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Re: Vote Mark D in 2012

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With a nod to the Upright Citizens Brigade, I'd also install a Hot Chicks Room.
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SoupOrMan wrote:With a nod to the Upright Citizens Brigade, I'd also install a Hot Chicks Room.
We wouldn't be happy if you didn't 8-)
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Cybrludite wrote:Given the current political climate, that's halfway tempting...
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Re: Vote Mark D in 2012

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Dub_James wrote:
SoupOrMan wrote:With a nod to the Upright Citizens Brigade, I'd also install a Hot Chicks Room.
We wouldn't be happy if you didn't 8-)
What's wrong with a Hot Chicks Room? Warren G. Harding did it!
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And tie congressional raises to military pay raises. Let's see how THEY like getting a 2.5% COLA, instead of their usual 10-15%.
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I'm of the opinion that elected officials shouldn't get paid AT ALL.


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HTRN wrote:I'm of the opinion that elected officials shouldn't get paid AT ALL.


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I'd go for that! Put them up in barracks and feed them at the chow hall. Hey, they wouldn't need money, would they?

Wonder how they'd feel about the $200 annual clothing allowance?
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If they must be paid, it should be tied directly to census data. They should get EXACTLY what the average american makes, which, last time I looked, was about 42,000.


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Not paid at all? What are you guys? Daft?

Pay them each $3,000,000 per year. It will be a drop in the budget bucket, and it will make them immune to bribery. Of course, we should get to use them for target practice if they do succumb to bribery. Carrot & stick, you know.
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Weetabix wrote:Pay them each $3,000,000 per year. It will be a drop in the budget bucket, and it will make them immune to bribery.
A US senator makes $165K a year. Doesn't seem to slow down the bribery much, does it? Do you honestly think paying them more will stop it?


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