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Elon Musk issues chilling threat to any Republican who votes for 1,547-page spending bill

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Posted by Thromp Slomorong1838 2024-12-19 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11144 views ] Top

#1 But Musk is taking issue with a provision to bump up members of Congress' pay from $174,000 - a level set in 2009 - to $243,300 per year and other measures.

A hill of thieves and cutthroats.

Posted by Besoeker 2024-12-19 00:11|| 2024-12-19 00:11|| Front Page Top

#2 The raise isn’t unreasonable, given there hasn’t been one in 15 years. Trying to hide it in the CR is unreasonable.

Posted by Glenmore 2024-12-19 01:04|| 2024-12-19 01:04|| Front Page Top

#3 Republicans scramble after Donald Trump kills bloated bipartisan bill to fund the government

Posted by Skidmark 2024-12-19 06:18|| 2024-12-19 06:18|| Front Page Top

#4 Great Scott! It's almost as if he's suggesting that being elected isn't a permanent lifetime gravy, er, job.

Posted by Cesare 2024-12-19 08:28|| 2024-12-19 08:28|| Front Page Top

#5 #2 The raise isn’t unreasonable, given there hasn’t been one in 15 years. Trying to hide it in the CR is unreasonable. Posted by: Glenmore

There is no shortage of applicants for the job at the current pay and for some reason they all get wealthy in office.

Posted by Frank G 2024-12-19 09:34|| 2024-12-19 09:34|| Front Page Top

#6 Raise or no raise, most leave office very wealthy. How exactly does that work ?

Posted by Besoeker 2024-12-19 09:47|| 2024-12-19 09:47|| Front Page Top

#7 ..there are several ways. The Pelosi gambit is the play the insider trading routine heavily. For others is to raise a impressive reelection war chest that they get to covert to personal income upon 'retirement'. Then there is the Biden gambit of basically running RICO and skimming grifts.

Posted by Procopius2k 2024-12-19 11:16|| 2024-12-19 11:16|| Front Page Top

#8 I was really impressed that Vivek Ramaswamy read the whole thing so quickly, then I saw this:

Huge implications for the use of AI. They used AI to "read" all 1,574 pages of that monstrosity and pull out the graft and corruption. This is a game changer. They can't hide things in multi-thousand page bills anymore.
— DJ Jones (@sgtdaviddjjones) December 19, 2024

Posted by trailing wife 2024-12-19 11:38|| 2024-12-19 11:38|| Front Page Top

#9 The raise isn’t unreasonable, given there hasn’t been one in 15 years. Trying to hide it in the CR is unreasonable.

Given that they are ones who are primarily responsible for this country's $37 trillion debt, I'd say they should take a severe cut in pay. If they don't like inflation, they should do something to bring it under control instead of just giving themselves a raise to try to keep up with it.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2024-12-19 12:22|| 2024-12-19 12:22|| Front Page Top

#10 Have they done the What About the Farmers?! yet, like Josiah and Edith won't be able to hitch the plow when it's really Tyson, Smithfield, etc.

And a raise? A 40% raise? Get the fuck outta here.

Posted by swksvolFF 2024-12-19 14:44|| 2024-12-19 14:44|| Front Page Top

#11 I misbelieve the 2009 angle. Seems like they change their own compensation during every lame duck session. Maybe it’s not always salary.

Posted by Super Hose 2024-12-19 15:11|| 2024-12-19 15:11|| Front Page Top

#12 This CR with all the pork in it was going to exempt members in Congress from Obamacare as well as a provide a huge increase in member's pay. The country has $36 trillion debt and is heading toward 40 trillion rapidly with the debt increasing at the rate $1 trillion every 100 days. Many in Congress don't seem to be aware the house is burning down. They must figure they can just print more money.

Posted by JohnQC 2024-12-19 16:03|| 2024-12-19 16:03|| Front Page Top

#13 I'm getting the 'Government Shutdown will Ruin Christmas!' advisements.

Posted by swksvolFF 2024-12-19 20:13|| 2024-12-19 20:13|| Front Page Top

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