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Oct 20, 2019 08:07:54   #
rjoeholl
 
If you tasked a group of forensic number crunchers the job of examining the bank accounts of every Senator and/or Representative, and made the examinees explain how they became millionaires while in office, how many "civil servants" would have a job when it was over?

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Oct 20, 2019 08:18:22   #
Liberty Tree
 
rjoeholl wrote:
If you tasked a group of forensic number crunchers the job of examining the bank accounts of every Senator and/or Representative, and made the examinees explain how they became millionaires while in office, how many "civil servants" would have a job when it was over?


Harry Truman said a person cannot get rich in politics unless they are a crook.

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Oct 20, 2019 08:29:46   #
slatten49 Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas
 
Liberty Tree wrote:
Harry Truman said a person cannot get rich in politics unless they are a crook.

Pretty durn close, L-T. "An honest public servant can't become rich in politics. He can only attain greatness and satisfaction by service." --- Harry S. Truman

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Oct 20, 2019 08:33:45   #
peg w
 
I bet only a handful. Even Bernie is worth 7 million.

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Oct 20, 2019 09:31:48   #
DonaldR Loc: Florida
 
Bernie may HAVE 7 million, But is he worth it ?

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Oct 20, 2019 11:19:53   #
Lonewolf
 
That's why we should give them a big raise and ban them from taking so much as a pencel
From anyone!!
And make lobbying a class A felony

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Oct 21, 2019 07:32:59   #
debeda
 
rjoeholl wrote:
If you tasked a group of forensic number crunchers the job of examining the bank accounts of every Senator and/or Representative, and made the examinees explain how they became millionaires while in office, how many "civil servants" would have a job when it was over?


That's a question asked consistently, and consistently NOT answered. My answer has always been because our "public servants" are a corrupt bunch of scumbags, more interested in lining their own pockets than in the well being of our nation and its people.....

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Oct 21, 2019 07:33:50   #
debeda
 
slatten49 wrote:
Pretty durn close, L-T. "An honest public servant can't become rich in politics. He can only attain greatness and satisfaction by service." --- Harry S. Truman


Good (and true) quote

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Oct 21, 2019 07:34:45   #
debeda
 
DonaldR wrote:
Bernie may HAVE 7 million, But is he worth it ?


And how'd he get it? He's never worked, benn in politics most of his adult life

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Oct 21, 2019 11:36:24   #
badbobby Loc: texas
 
debeda wrote:
And how'd he get it? He's never worked, benn in politics most of his adult life

I dunno if all of the politicians were once lawyers(OR STILL ARE)
but that should tell you sumpin

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Oct 21, 2019 11:37:26   #
debeda
 
badbobby wrote:
I dunno if all of the politicians were once lawyers(OR STILL ARE)
but that should tell you sumpin


yep. Greedy ticks

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Oct 21, 2019 11:42:17   #
badbobby Loc: texas
 
debeda wrote:
yep. Greedy ticks


you fergot 'blood suckin,'deb

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Oct 21, 2019 11:51:12   #
debeda
 
badbobby wrote:
you fergot 'blood suckin,'deb


That's all ticks do, I think

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Oct 21, 2019 16:22:45   #
Lt. Rob Polans ret.
 
Lonewolf wrote:
That's why we should give them a big raise and ban them from taking so much as a pencel
From anyone!!
And make lobbying a class A felony


Agreed!

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Oct 21, 2019 18:17:42   #
badbobby Loc: texas
 
Lt. Rob Polans ret. wrote:
Agreed!


you don't really think they would let that happen ,do you?

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