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Re:US Coast Guard won't see paychecks due to government shut... by Spooky23 on Friday December 28, 2018 @07:17PM (#18780583)
That’s even worse. Congresspeople don’t make a ton of money and starving them just pushes out the less wealthy.
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Re:US Coast Guard won't see paychecks due to government shut... by Something1234 on Friday December 28, 2018 @07:41PM (#18780776)
I thought congress people make about $80,000 a year. That's a big chunk of change across most of the country.
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Re:US Coast Guard won't see paychecks due to government shut... by cwt137 on Friday December 28, 2018 @07:52PM (#18780846)
Members of Congress make $174,000/year [1]. That is about 3x the median household (not individual) income in the US [2].

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salaries_of_members_of_the_Uni...

2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Household_income_in_the_United...

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Re:US Coast Guard won't see paychecks due to government shut... by Spooky23 on Friday December 28, 2018 @11:48PM (#18781899)
The median household doesn’t maintain homes in Washington and some other place.
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Re:US Coast Guard won't see paychecks due to government shut... by niij on Friday December 28, 2018 @08:27PM (#18781058)
Not in DC where their employer is.
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Re:US Coast Guard won't see paychecks due to government shut... by Someone1234 on Friday December 28, 2018 @07:49PM (#18780835)
But nothing in Washington DC.
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Re:US Coast Guard won't see paychecks due to government shut... by maxxxxx on Friday December 28, 2018 @07:53PM (#18780851)
Representatives make 174k
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