House Democrats secretly passed a new rule that will see lawmakers get a $34,000 "pay raise"

Safiel · 2023-01-13T20:28:58.684Z

mot1man:

SixFoot:

Those poor, malnourished congress critters. While on official business in DC?

Why was it not worth a public debate?

Because the left is above us, in their opinion. They can do whatever they want, rules be damned.

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House members can claim reimbursement for lodging, meals and incidentals this year, a major change for lawmakers who have struggled to keep a residence both in their district and in Washington.

The change was backed by BOTH sides. And if any Member was opposed, they could have spoken out and informed the public, but none ever did.

So all Members of both parties are complicit.

STODR · 2023-01-13T20:36:13.604Z

All this effectively did was enabled yhe landlords to raise the rent and members will be able to eat out more

TheDoctorIsIn · 2023-01-13T20:48:22.125Z

STODR:

All this effectively did was enabled yhe landlords to raise the rent and members will be able to eat out more

I don’t think this will have any impact on DC rent rates at all. We’re talking about 438 people (many of which are millionaires already).

STODR · 2023-01-13T20:50:27.306Z

I believe many of them are the ones renting out houses.

TheDoctorIsIn · 2023-01-13T20:54:58.114Z

STODR:

I believe many of them are the ones renting out houses.

I’m not sure I understand what you’re saying.

Are you saying that Members of Congress are landlords? Or that Members of Congress represent a significant portion of home renters in DC?

STODR · 2023-01-13T21:33:17.077Z

I would think past and present members and lobbiests are landlords and will know what they earn and will match it. Happens everywhere. Military housing allowance goes up so does rent ect. Government per diem goes up so do expenses. Electric car tax rebate, car cost goes up.

SixFoot · 2023-01-13T21:40:28.050Z

It must be so hard to maintain a large house in multiple states (with staff) off of a mere $174,000 per year.

They all must’ve been devastated when they started out.

TheDoctorIsIn · 2023-01-13T21:43:35.327Z

STODR:

I would think past and present members and lobbies are landlords and will know what they earn and will match it. Happens everywhere. Military housing allowance goes up so does rent ect. Government per diem goes up so do expenses. Electric car tax rebate, car cost goes up.

DC is a transitory city. A very large number of people who move there do it temporarily. More than 60% of the cities housing units are rentals - more than 200,000 (of which about 70,000 are houses, rather than apartments).

A housing allowance for 438 people isn’t going to make much of a dent in that.

TheDoctorIsIn · 2023-01-13T21:47:46.945Z

SixFoot:

It must be so hard to maintain a large house in multiple states (with staff) off of a mere $174,000 per year.

Large house in the DC area, with staff? On $174,000 a year?

STODR · 2023-01-13T21:48:01.691Z

Come on no one was talking about the whole city. These people have a tendency to live in same general area. And yes I do believe that rent will increase. Other entities will see it and start paying more. It is a vicious cycle.

DMK · 2023-01-13T21:50:58.154Z

Why not buy or lease rooms at a hotel?

SixFoot · 2023-01-13T21:51:40.367Z

DMK:

Why not buy or lease rooms at a hotel?

The barracks are good enough, but base housing of any sort is more than they deserve.

DMK · 2023-01-13T21:53:04.468Z

SixFoot:

The barracks are good enough, but base housing of any sort is more than they deserve.

$500 plus food included per night in NYC is good enough for migrants. Why not congress critters?

TheDoctorIsIn · 2023-01-13T21:54:13.984Z

STODR:

Come on no one was talking about the whole city. These people have a tendency to live in same general area. And yes I do believe that rent will increase.

They’re more spread out than you’d think. But the point is, we’re talking about a very small population here.

There are ten times more college students moving into those neighborhoods as members of Congress each year.

SixFoot · 2023-01-13T21:55:33.317Z

DMK:

SixFoot:

The barracks are good enough, but base housing of any sort is more than they deserve.

$500 plus food included per night in NYC is good enough for migrants. Why not congress critters?

Because they’re better than us, and as long as it’s Dems, their voters’ reactions will be, “wellll, when you think about it, that kiwi is pretty damn tasty!”

Supreme_War_Pig · 2023-01-13T22:03:33.198Z

SixFoot:

DMK:

SixFoot:

The barracks are good enough, but base housing of any sort is more than they deserve.

$500 plus food included per night in NYC is good enough for migrants. Why not congress critters?

Because they’re better than us, and as long as it’s Dems, their voters’ reactions will be, “wellll, when you think about it, that kiwi is pretty damn tasty!”

Well, I’m sure the newly sat Rep majority will reverse this.

TheDoctorIsIn · 2023-01-13T22:04:11.165Z

Supreme_War_Pig:

Well, I’m sure the newly sat Rep majority will reverse this.

Any day now.

SixFoot · 2023-01-13T22:04:35.944Z

SixFoot:

“wellll, when you think about it, that kiwi is pretty damn tasty!”

I rest my case.

DMK · 2023-01-13T22:10:20.766Z

SixFoot:

Because they’re better than us

Meh. But hey, as long as illegals get $500 per night and free food/health care maybe they have a leg to stand on.

SixFoot · 2023-01-13T22:13:45.931Z

DMK:

SixFoot:

Because they’re better than us

Meh. But hey, as long as illegals get $500 per night and free food/health care maybe they have a leg to stand on.

Per night? That’s only $182,500 per year. A congress critter definitely needs more than that. It’s only 2.5x the national median income after all.