CS PhD student. Rockefeller Republican. Progressive Conservative. NatSec & ECON nonexpert. US Navy Zealot. REPRIORITIZE USN BUDGET! EN/中文/日本語 RT =\= endorsement
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Tech people should never be given political power. I stand by my word.
.@JeffBezos: The bottom half of income earners in the US pay 3% of the taxes. It should be 0%.
"It's absurd we do this."
"Why is a nurse in Queens making $75k/year paying 1k/mo in taxes?"
"We shouldn't be asking this nurse to send money to Washington. They should be sending her an apology."
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Nelson Rockefeller Fan #USNavySeapowerEnjoyer retweeted
You could pay politicians $0/year and it would have literally 0 impact on the federal budget but it would prevent any working class person from taking those jobs.
The US is enormous and cutting spending to reduce the deficit would require deep cuts in wide areas, not slopulism.
**Salary of retired US Presidents:**
$450,000 FOR LIFE
**Salary of House/Senate members:**
$174,000 FOR LIFE
**Salary of Speaker of the House:**
$223,500 FOR LIFE
**Salary of Majority/Minority Leaders:**
$194,400 FOR LIFE
**Average salary of a soldier:**
$38,000
**Average income for Seniors on Social Security:**
$12,000
I think we found where the cuts should be made!
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
Retired presidents get ~$253k/yr pension (Exec Level I rate), not $450k. Congress members do not get full salaries for life; pensions avg $45-85k based on service (not automatic full pay). SS retired worker avg ~$25k/yr, not $12k.
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Nelson Rockefeller Fan #USNavySeapowerEnjoyer retweeted
Reminder: when a majority party in the House gets crushed in an election, the resulting caucus/conference becomes more extreme, not less. To wit:
Say what you want about Joe Biden on his politics, but you can’t dispute the fact that he’s one of the nicest person you will ever know in politics. Donald Trump will never do this for his family.
JUST NOW: Joe Biden breaks down in tears as he surprises his son Hunter Biden in Dublin, who is receiving a student award at Trinity College.
Hunter was awarded the Gold Medal for Outstanding Contribution for Public Discourse.
Love this!
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This is also one of the two biggest reasons I hate the modern Republican Party. This is so underdiscussed.
I’m interested in hearing everyone’s opinion on whether Rocky would also fall into honey trap if he’s still alive today.
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GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert will lose reelection to Democrat Eileen Laubacher in Colorado, CNN projects
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Nelson Rockefeller Fan #USNavySeapowerEnjoyer retweeted
Build. More. Carriers. 🇺🇸
America at Sea: Voices That Matter
Former U.S. Navy F/A-18 pilot Matthew “Whiz” Buckley on forward presence, worn-out carriers, and why peace comes first. @WhizBuckleyGrp
Nelson Rockefeller Fan #USNavySeapowerEnjoyer retweeted
(The exit polls did not, in fact, show an electorate demanding economic populism.)
