“There’s this wild disconnect between what people are experiencing and what economists are experiencing,” says Nikki Cimino, a recruiter in Denver.

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    518 months ago

    To anyone struggling in the USA and wondering how to possibly get out, just live like Congress and become rich. Then, money problems are way easier to handle. If you have as much money as a Congressman, you will be equally as unconcerned with them as to the state of our union and you will be able to say things are great with a straight face.

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      8 months ago

      Not even.

      All you really need is wealthy parents. That way you never have to have any debt and get exploited by the credit system and can live your life glib and clueless and wondering why other people are so lazy and poor and didn’t work hard like you.

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      108 months ago

      Congress members don’t make enough to be rich without taking bribes. They make $174k/year in 2024, which is equivalent to $75k/year in 1990. The only wages that haven’t dropped due to inflation are CEO and other C-suites.

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        Congress members don’t make enough to be rich without taking bribes.

        That’s why so many of them take bribes :)

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        That’s why you can’t just look at their salary, the real money is in lobbyists and stock market betting prior to rolling out industry wide changes.

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      I dunno. Congressional salary really is still in the rage of “Middle Class”, though definitely at the higher end of that. These people were wealthy or connected, for the most part, before getting into office. People who are barely getting by don’t quit their jobs for political campaigns.

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        28 months ago

        I should have been more specific. Let’s talk salary + perks. (official and unofficial)