• Boddhisatva@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Not very quickly. How many of them are multimillionaires? Go ahead, guess. Here’s a hint.

    More than half of those in Congress are millionaires, data from lawmakers’ most recent personal financial disclosures shows. The median net worth of members of Congress who filed disclosures last year is just over $1 million. 

    They won’t care if they miss a year’s worth of paychecks if they can hurt poor people by doing so.

    • ProperlyProperTea
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      This is why withholding their salary is not a good idea, it only affects those who aren’t already well off.