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Fed. Elections - 9/29/2009 9:23:30 AM   
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RE: Fed. Elections - 9/29/2009 9:26:26 AM   
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RE: Fed. Elections - 9/29/2009 9:32:11 AM   
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How is it that the Rep. we elect to go to Wash DC, that make less than $200,000 a year, are making millons in just a few years?


Hard to answer without some specifics of what you are talking about.

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RE: Fed. Elections - 9/29/2009 9:47:52 AM   
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RE: Fed. Elections - 9/29/2009 9:55:21 AM   
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Speeches, book deals, investments.  What specifically are you talking about?


Specific examples of who he is referring to unless this is a general Congress sucks thread.



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RE: Fed. Elections - 9/29/2009 11:21:59 AM   
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Some of them invest in company stocks, like AIG 

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RE: Fed. Elections - 9/29/2009 11:52:42 AM   
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RE: Fed. Elections - 9/29/2009 12:05:53 PM   
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lol.

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RE: Fed. Elections - 9/29/2009 12:37:45 PM   
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RE: Fed. Elections - 9/29/2009 7:03:13 PM   
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RE: Fed. Elections - 9/30/2009 9:51:08 AM   
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RE: Fed. Elections - 9/30/2009 3:04:53 PM   
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RE: Fed. Elections - 9/30/2009 7:09:25 PM   
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and why do politicians spend millions for 4 year term with $200k paycheck? would you do that? would you spend $500,000 to get a job that is 70-100k a year?


Kinda like college these days...

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