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Main Forums => Politics => Topic started by: Ben on November 30, 2010, 08:22:18 AM
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I found this an interesting demonstration of fiscal responsibility. Apparently it was common in the past, but Tip O'Neill put an end to it.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703559504575630661395762460.html?mod=WSJ_hp_MIDDLENexttoWhatsNewsSecond
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I found this an interesting demonstration of fiscal responsibility. Apparently it was common in the past, but Tip O'Neill put an end to it.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703559504575630661395762460.html?mod=WSJ_hp_MIDDLENexttoWhatsNewsSecond
Bravo. I want congressman who don't think of DC as "home". I could care less about the fiscal responsibility part.
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I think it's well intentioned, but misguided.
I'd just as soon see barracks for congressmen. 535 of them, each being a ~400-500sqft studio apartment... Each with a small 3/4 bathroom, two burner stove, 1/2 height fridge kitchenette. No maid service, no provided furniture, they pay the utility bills for it. Something just a bit of a step up from a dorm room. Something with enough privacy that the missus can come stay for the week.
Offices are not for sleeping in. Especially for long term.
Even business owners that sleep in their workplace have a separate room or suite of rooms that serve as a bedroom or home.
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Given the state of things, it's hard to condemn a gesture as too extreme. Still, even a non-career politician should be trying for two or three terms in the House. Four to six years is a long time to be sleeping in the office. =|
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I'd just as soon see barracks for congressmen. 535 of them, each being a ~400-500sqft studio apartment... Each with a small 3/4 bathroom, two burner stove, 1/2 height fridge kitchenette. No maid service, no provided furniture, they pay the utility bills for it. Something just a bit of a step up from a dorm room. Something with enough privacy that the missus can come stay for the week.
I agree, and everyone gets the same sized digs, doesn't matter if your the Speaker of the House or a member of the chamber pot committee.
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Ex-Senator Hillary seems to have acquired a nice mansion on embassy row in addition to Bill's mansion in New York.
I would bet the SS is paying rent to watch the DC place as Bill prolly visits there too.
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I'd just as soon see barracks for congressmen. 535 of them, each being a ~400-500sqft studio apartment... Each with a small 3/4 bathroom, two burner stove, 1/2 height fridge kitchenette. No maid service, no provided furniture, they pay the utility bills for it. Something just a bit of a step up from a dorm room. Something with enough privacy that the missus can come stay for the week.
I'd go for something a bit more like the one-bedroom apartment we had for a while; if someone's dropping by with some paperwork or whatever, it's nice to be able to close the bedroom door...especially if it's when the missus is staying over.
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Even business owners that sleep in their workplace have a separate room or suite of rooms that serve as a bedroom or home.
I perhaps wrongly assumed that this would be how congressional offices are setup -- with a separate area for the few times throughout the year when sessions run long and the rep wants to spend the night. I had assumed these reps were turning this "once in a while" setup into something more permanent.
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I don't get it. Aren't Congressmen all usually very wealthy individuals, in addition to their $174k salaries?
Couldn't they just rent or buy something with those?
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I don't get it. Aren't Congressmen all usually very wealthy individuals, in addition to their $174k salaries?
Couldn't they just rent or buy something with those?
I think for most of them, the wealth comes after they've been in office a while.. =|
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I don't get it. Aren't Congressmen all usually very wealthy individuals, in addition to their $174k salaries?
Couldn't they just rent or buy something with those?
Sergeant Bob has it.
Congressmen are protected from insider trading repercussions, even though they draft and make laws that pertain to major industries and stock market regulations. They also have a better "inside" look at what's likely to pass or not pass the Congress and wind up on the President's desk, though the rest of the investing market does not.
$50K in the hands of a Congressman can become millions very quickly in a couple of terms of office.
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What bedding arrangements are made for interns?
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What bedding arrangements are made for interns?
I thought they "slept" under the desks...
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I agree, and everyone gets the same sized digs, doesn't matter if your the Speaker of the House or a member of the chamber pot committee.
I ROFL'd Charby: picture Saint Pelosi living that way.
I do like the congressional barracks idea though...
TC
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I do like the congressional cell block idea though...
FIFY
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I thought they "slept" under the desks...
I thought they slept in coffins filled with dirt from their homeland ...... >:D [tinfoil]
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That's just folklore, Tommy.
They DO tend to avoid garlic and sharp pieces of wood though...
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I ROFL'd Charby: picture Saint Pelosi living that way.
I do like the congressional barracks idea though...
TC
I wonder how long it will take for her to recover from her first commerical flight next year.
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I thought they slept in coffins filled with dirt from their homeland ...... >:D [tinfoil]
Win.
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Meh, the circus isn't as entertaining as it used to be. And I'm not getting any bread since I made the cardinal sin of working and being productive so this Congress has little to offer me. Makes me think the Romans had the right idea, just need to replace slaves with Senators.
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I thought they slept in coffins filled with dirt from their homeland ...... >:D [tinfoil]
Didn't Bram Stoker do a story about them? =D
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They DO tend to avoid garlic and sharp pieces of wood though...
The handy thing about a stake through the heart is that it pretty much works on non-vampires, too.