Peg Congressional Pay To = 8X Median Income
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From: Bret Cahill on 5 May 2010 14:59 > > The media are using the recession in their eternal campaign to > > disable > > democracy. Â They are always trying to get the poor to hate their > > congressman: > > > "You are unemployed and your congressman just voted himself a raise. > > Ain't that an outrage?" > > > The goal of the media is, of course, to make voters as cynical about > > government as possible so that they won't vote and/or won't expect > > much from government, exactly what their monied interest sponsors > > _pay_ them to do. In reality the gummint is the poor's only hope at living a better life. As Tocqueville pointed out in a democracy the poor go into gummint to make their fortune. > > But ignore the media's "we need to punish someone" demagoguery for a > > few seconds and instead of just using a stick, why not use the carrot > > as well the stick? > > > Here's an opportunity for the corp. media to resume hyping "median > > income." > > > If Congress figures out a way gets median income up your > > congresscritter gets a nice raise. Â Unemployment will be included so > > an increase in unemployment will cut his pay. > > > There isn't anything wrong with having "the best Congress many can > > buy" as long as the _people_ are doing the buying. > > > Right now ExxonMobil is doing the buying. > > > Repugs would want to fight it as they represent the same anti- > > democratic monied interests behind the corp. media but it would > > expose > > their lies about supporting free marketry. > > > We need to get away from the Islamic fundy mentality, "I don't care > > how bad I live I just want to make sure you suffer." > > > The American way has been to work with Congress so most everyone can > > live better. > > > Bret Cahill > > > "Always mistrust those who always want to punish." > > > -- Nietzsche > > I say we cut it to 1/8th of median income. You only get what you pay for. There is no free lunch. Bret Cahill
From: Bret Cahill on 5 May 2010 19:23
> > The media are using the recession in their eternal campaign to > > disable > > democracy. They are always trying to get the poor to hate their > > congressman: > > "You are unemployed and your congressman just voted himself a raise. > > Ain't that an outrage?" > > The goal of the media is, of course, to make voters as cynical about > > government as possible so that they won't vote and/or won't expect > > much from government, exactly what their monied interest sponsors > > _pay_ them to do. In reality the gummint is the poor's only hope at living a better life. As Tocqueville pointed out in a democracy the poor go into gummint to make their fortune. - Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - > > But ignore the media's "we need to punish someone" demagoguery for a > > few seconds and instead of just using a stick, why not use the carrot > > as well the stick? > > Here's an opportunity for the corp. media to resume hyping "median > > income." > > If Congress figures out a way gets median income up your > > congresscritter gets a nice raise. Unemployment will be included so > > an increase in unemployment will cut his pay. > > There isn't anything wrong with having "the best Congress many can > > buy" as long as the _people_ are doing the buying. > > Right now ExxonMobil is doing the buying. > > Repugs would want to fight it as they represent the same anti- > > democratic monied interests behind the corp. media but it would > > expose > > their lies about supporting free marketry. > > We need to get away from the Islamic fundy mentality, "I don't care > > how bad I live I just want to make sure you suffer." > > The American way has been to work with Congress so most everyone can > > live better. > > Bret Cahill > > "Always mistrust those who always want to punish." > > -- Nietzsche > I say we cut it to 1/8th of median income. You only get what you pay for. There is no free lunch on liberty. Freedom ain't free. Taxes with bonuses for good congresspeople are the price of freedom. Bret Cahill |