Random Thoughts - Part Deux [NO POLITICS]

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

I'm embarrassed by it.

Ya, sometimes makes ya kind of wanna go up and live in @Tcoat 's cottage -


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[NoHaveMSG]

Meh, not what I expected.





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[Sapphireho]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

I'm embarrassed by it.

I'm embarrassed by the fact that Nancy and the Obamas (Clinton's are the worst) are multi millionaires with their $200k a year salaries. How does that happen?

I'm so embarrassed by the fact that our Congress has done nothing for years to solve DACA, or any thing. Our Congress is worthless.

I like that someone is finally shaking up the stupid life long political arena.

There should not be life long politicians.

[Clutch Dog]

Originally Posted by Sapphireho

I'm embarrassed by the fact that Nancy and the Obamas (Clinton's are the worst) are multi millionaires with their $200k a year salaries. How does that happen?

I'm so embarrassed by the fact that our Congress has done nothing for years to solve DACA, or any thing. Our Congress is worthless.

I like that someone is finally shaking up the stupid life long political arena.

There should not be life long politicians.

the way you do that I believe is by returning to how our founding fathers tasked themselves into nation management.

Minimal paychecks, minimal compensation, you did it cause you loved the nation and wanted to see it prosper

I sort of want to propose an idea that a state pays for their representatives. Not the federal govt koffers.

a return to form if you will

[Spuds]

Well, that got serious rather quickly...

[Ultramaroon]

Yeah. Let's go back to talking shit about each other.

[EAGLE5]

Originally Posted by Sapphireho

I'm embarrassed by the fact that Nancy and the Obamas (Clinton's are the worst) are multi millionaires with their $200k a year salaries. How does that happen?

I'm so embarrassed by the fact that our Congress has done nothing for years to solve DACA, or any thing. Our Congress is worthless.

I like that someone is finally shaking up the stupid life long political arena.

There should not be life long politicians.

Getting rich is a lot about who you know. There are all kinds of opportunities that need money, but you wouldn't hear about them because you're not important enough. Then there's the whole paid speaker thing, where you get paid massively to give a talk to some corporation or another. None of it is illegal. All of it is at least somewhat unethical. But you know, the Supreme Court said that money is speech and corporations are people, and we all know who makes up the Supreme Court.

As for lifelong politicians, I disagree. I want an experienced surgeon, and I want an experienced politician. When you take away politicians' experience, the lobbyists just get more powerful.

As for DACA, the House has passed a bill, including votes from both sides, but the Senate won't even take a vote on the issue. And we all know who controls the Senate.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/power...dc4_story.html

[Sapphireho]

Originally Posted by Clutch Dog

the way you do that I believe is by returning to how our founding fathers tasked themselves into nation management.

Minimal paychecks, minimal compensation, you did it cause you loved the nation and wanted to see it prosper

I sort of want to propose an idea that a state pays for their representatives. Not the federal govt koffers.

a return to form if you will

We screwed up big time when we made senators elected. They were the voice of the states.

[echo419]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

That too. I know that I am far more aware of US politics than I ever was in the past. Hear more of that then I do ours.

I was in Montreal a couple of years ago when I saw Canadian parliament on tv and I remember thinking, "holy chit these guys are talking some serious chit and people think American politics is crazy or whatever.". It reminded me of Jerry Springer or that show MTV had for a little while called, "Yo Mamma".

[Dadhawk]

Originally Posted by Clutch Dog

the way you do that I believe is by returning to how our founding fathers tasked themselves into nation management...

While I agree with you in concept you may want to review this.

George Washington through U.S. Grant made $25,000 a year. For GW, when inflation adjusted, that is $730K per year, at least according to this article.

Also, from Wikipedia (yea I know the "truth" of the Internet) as a second source.

[Nevermore]

Did the quasi-political conversation kill the thread?

[Spuds]

Originally Posted by Nevermore

Did the quasi-political conversation kill the thread?

Somewhat, I suppose.

[Dadhawk]

Originally Posted by Nevermore

Did the quasi-political conversation kill the thread?

Possibly, although all I learned was it was good to have been President Taft when the Presidential salary reached it's peak of $2M per year in today's money.

I guess he was a "fat cat" in more ways then one.

[ScoobsMcGee]

Originally Posted by Dadhawk

Possibly, although all I learned was it was good to have been President Taft when the Presidential salary reached it's peak of $2M per year in today's money.

I guess he was a "fat cat" in more ways then one.

For some reason, whenever someone mentions Taft I get this song stuck in my head. Only replacing Flash with Taft.

[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-vU152-XAE[/ame]