House Speaker Mike Johnson defended stock
trading as a necessary income boost that
allows members of Congress to "take care
of their family."
May 15
Johnson noted that Congressional salaries
have been frozen since 2009 while speaking
to press on Wednesday. "When you adjust for
inflation...Congress today is making 31%
less than they made in that year. It goes
down every year," he said.
"If you stay on this trajectory, you're
going to have less qualified people who
are willing to make the extreme sacrifice
to run for Congress," Johnson warned. "At
least let them, like, engage in some stock
trading so that they can continue to take
care of their family."
The practice of Congress members engaging
in stock trading has come under a renewed
scrutiny following Trump's announcement
of sweeping tariffs placed on trade
partners around the globe. Many of the
tariffs have since been renegotiated,
with the market reacting to news of
administrative policy changes. >https://www.latintimes.com/mike-johnson-argues-congress-needs-stock-tradin >g-support-their-families-due-frozen-salaries-583098
House Speaker Mike Johnson defended stock
trading as a necessary income boost that
allows members of Congress to "take care
of their family."
Johnson noted that Congressional salaries
have been frozen since 2009 while speaking
to press on Wednesday. "When you adjust for
inflation...Congress today is making 31%
less than they made in that year. It goes
down every year," he said.
"If you stay on this trajectory, you're
going to have less qualified people who
are willing to make the extreme sacrifice
to run for Congress," Johnson warned. "At
least let them, like, engage in some stock
trading so that they can continue to take
care of their family."
https://www.latintimes.com/mike-johnson-argues-congress-needs-stock-tradin g-support-their-families-due-frozen-salaries-583098
Mike Flannigan wrote:
House Speaker Mike Johnson defended stock
trading as a necessary income boost that
allows members of Congress to "take care
of their family."
Johnson noted that Congressional salaries
have been frozen since 2009 while speaking
to press on Wednesday. "When you adjust for
inflation...Congress today is making 31%
less than they made in that year. It goes
down every year," he said.
"If you stay on this trajectory, you're
going to have less qualified people who
are willing to make the extreme sacrifice
to run for Congress," Johnson warned. "At
least let them, like, engage in some stock
trading so that they can continue to take
care of their family."
https://www.latintimes.com/mike-johnson-argues-congress-needs-stock-tradin >> g-support-their-families-due-frozen-salaries-583098
If democrats said that then republiCONs would be
screaming their heads off.
Mike Flannigan wrote:
House Speaker Mike Johnson defended stock
trading as a necessary income boost that
allows members of Congress to "take care
of their family."
Johnson noted that Congressional salaries
have been frozen since 2009 while speaking
to press on Wednesday. "When you adjust for
inflation...Congress today is making 31%
less than they made in that year. It goes
down every year," he said.
"If you stay on this trajectory, you're
going to have less qualified people who
are willing to make the extreme sacrifice
to run for Congress," Johnson warned. "At
least let them, like, engage in some stock
trading so that they can continue to take
care of their family."
https://www.latintimes.com/mike-johnson-argues-congress-needs-stock-tradin >> g-support-their-families-due-frozen-salaries-583098
If democrats said that then republiCONs would be
screaming their heads off.
Mike Flannigan wrote:
House Speaker Mike Johnson defended stock
trading as a necessary income boost that
allows members of Congress to "take care
of their family."
Johnson noted that Congressional salaries
have been frozen since 2009 while speaking
to press on Wednesday. "When you adjust for
inflation...Congress today is making 31%
less than they made in that year. It goes
down every year," he said.
"If you stay on this trajectory, you're
going to have less qualified people who
are willing to make the extreme sacrifice
to run for Congress," Johnson warned. "At
least let them, like, engage in some stock
trading so that they can continue to take
care of their family."
https://www.latintimes.com/mike-johnson-argues-congress-needs-stock-tradin >> g-support-their-families-due-frozen-salaries-583098
If democrats said that then republiCONs would be
screaming their heads off.
On Fri, 23 May 2025 23:45:47 -0600, Gronk <invalide@invalid.invalid>
wrote:
Mike Flannigan wrote:
House Speaker Mike Johnson defended stock
trading as a necessary income boost that
allows members of Congress to "take care
of their family."
Johnson noted that Congressional salaries
have been frozen since 2009 while speaking
to press on Wednesday. "When you adjust for
inflation...Congress today is making 31%
less than they made in that year. It goes
down every year," he said.
"If you stay on this trajectory, you're
going to have less qualified people who
are willing to make the extreme sacrifice
to run for Congress," Johnson warned. "At
least let them, like, engage in some stock
trading so that they can continue to take
care of their family."
https://www.latintimes.com/mike-johnson-argues-congress-needs-stock-tradin >>> g-support-their-families-due-frozen-salaries-583098
If democrats said that then republiCONs would be
screaming their heads off.
It was a stupid statement regardless of party. The difference is that
the media would proclaim it as a wonderful thing if a Democrat said
it.
NoBody wrote:
On Fri, 23 May 2025 23:45:47 -0600, Gronk <invalide@invalid.invalid>
wrote:
Mike Flannigan wrote:
House Speaker Mike Johnson defended stock
trading as a necessary income boost that
allows members of Congress to "take care
of their family."
Johnson noted that Congressional salaries
have been frozen since 2009 while speaking
to press on Wednesday. "When you adjust for
inflation...Congress today is making 31%
less than they made in that year. It goes
down every year," he said.
"If you stay on this trajectory, you're
going to have less qualified people who
are willing to make the extreme sacrifice
to run for Congress," Johnson warned. "At
least let them, like, engage in some stock
trading so that they can continue to take
care of their family."
https://www.latintimes.com/mike-johnson-argues-congress-needs-stock-tradin >>>> g-support-their-families-due-frozen-salaries-583098
If democrats said that then republiCONs would be
screaming their heads off.
It was a stupid statement regardless of party. The difference is that
the media would proclaim it as a wonderful thing if a Democrat said
it.
The differnce is that it was the republicons who
did it.
Gronk wrote:
Mike Flannigan wrote:
House Speaker Mike Johnson defended stock
trading as a necessary income boost that
allows members of Congress to "take care
of their family."
Johnson noted that Congressional salaries
have been frozen since 2009 while speaking
to press on Wednesday. "When you adjust for
inflation...Congress today is making 31%
less than they made in that year. It goes
down every year," he said.
"If you stay on this trajectory, you're
going to have less qualified people who
are willing to make the extreme sacrifice
to run for Congress," Johnson warned. "At
least let them, like, engage in some stock
trading so that they can continue to take
care of their family."
https://www.latintimes.com/mike-johnson-argues-congress-needs-stock-tradin >>>
g-support-their-families-due-frozen-salaries-583098
If democrats said that then republiCONs would be
screaming their heads off.
The market is a zero-sum casino game. When inside trader Nancy Piglosi
wins, your portfolio loses.
Call it the
Rachael Madcow wrote:
Gronk wrote:
Mike Flannigan wrote:
House Speaker Mike Johnson defended stock
trading as a necessary income boost that
allows members of Congress to "take care
of their family."
Johnson noted that Congressional salaries
have been frozen since 2009 while speaking
to press on Wednesday. "When you adjust for
inflation...Congress today is making 31%
less than they made in that year. It goes
down every year," he said.
"If you stay on this trajectory, you're
going to have less qualified people who
are willing to make the extreme sacrifice
to run for Congress," Johnson warned. "At
least let them, like, engage in some stock
trading so that they can continue to take
care of their family."
https://www.latintimes.com/mike-johnson-argues-congress-needs-stock-tradin >>>> g-support-their-families-due-frozen-salaries-583098
If democrats said that then republiCONs would be
screaming their heads off.
The market is a zero-sum casino game. When inside trader Nancy Piglosi wins, your portfolio loses.
Call it the
Mike Johnson Tax
On Sun, 1 Jun 2025 15:23:28 -0400, Joe Autopen
<joe.dementia@autopen.dnc> wrote:
Gronk wrote:
Rachael Madcow wrote:
Gronk wrote:
Mike Flannigan wrote:
House Speaker Mike Johnson defended stock
trading as a necessary income boost that
allows members of Congress to "take care
of their family."
Johnson noted that Congressional salaries
have been frozen since 2009 while speaking
to press on Wednesday. "When you adjust for
inflation...Congress today is making 31%
less than they made in that year. It goes
down every year," he said.
"If you stay on this trajectory, you're
going to have less qualified people who
are willing to make the extreme sacrifice
to run for Congress," Johnson warned. "At
least let them, like, engage in some stock
trading so that they can continue to take
care of their family."
https://www.latintimes.com/mike-johnson-argues-congress-needs-stock-tradin
g-support-their-families-due-frozen-salaries-583098
If democrats said that then republiCONs would be
screaming their heads off.
The market is a zero-sum casino game. When inside trader Nancy Piglosi wins, your portfolio loses.
Call it the
Mike Johnson Tax
“We have to pass the bill,” Piglosi said, “so that you can find out what is in it — away from the fog of the controversy.”
So Democrat Queen Piglosi signed legislation without reading it first?
Legislators rarely read the legislation they're voting on. Leadership
tells them what to vote for.
...
Legislators rarely read the legislation they're voting on. Leadership
tells them what to vote for.
On 6/2/25 00:26, Governor Swill wrote:
...
Legislators rarely read the legislation they're voting on. Leadership
tells them what to vote for.
Legislators also have personal staff which they can & do delegate details to, such as reading legislation.
And Staffers are free to cooperate amongst themselves, to assign different sections to different Congressmen's teams to go through and summarize.
With (435 + 100) = 535 ... divide by two parties; call it 250 to eliminate independents/etc ... and at 10 staffers per office, you're looking at
two groups of 2,500 people to divvy up the work: even a 10,000 long bill means each person only needs to read & summarize 4 pages: that can be
done in an afternoon.
-hh
-hh wrote:
On 6/2/25 00:26, Governor Swill wrote:
...
Legislators rarely read the legislation they're voting on.
Leadership tells them what to vote for.
Legislators also have personal staff which they can & do delegate
details to, such as reading legislation.
And Staffers are free to cooperate amongst themselves, to assign
different sections to different Congressmen's teams to go through and
summarize.
With (435 + 100) = 535 ... divide by two parties; call it 250 to
eliminate independents/etc ... and at 10 staffers per office, you're
looking at two groups of 2,500 people to divvy up the work: even a
10,000 long bill means each person only needs to read & summarize 4
pages: that can be done in an afternoon.
-hh
Bullfuckingshit! The lazy lying staffers couldn't be bothered.
When I retired at age 60, did I get free ObamaCare?
Fuck NO, didn't qualify.
-hh wrote:
On 6/2/25 00:26, Governor Swill wrote:
...
Legislators rarely read the legislation they're voting on. Leadership
tells them what to vote for.
Legislators also have personal staff which they can & do delegate
details to, such as reading legislation.
And Staffers are free to cooperate amongst themselves, to assign
different sections to different Congressmen's teams to go through and
summarize.
With (435 + 100) = 535 ... divide by two parties; call it 250 to
eliminate independents/etc ... and at 10 staffers per office, you're
looking at two groups of 2,500 people to divvy up the work: even a
10,000 long bill means each person only needs to read & summarize 4
pages: that can be done in an afternoon.
-hh
Bullfuckingshit! The lazy lying staffers couldn't be bothered.
When I retired at age 60, did I get free ObamaCare?
Fuck NO, didn't qualify.
Here's the deal I got:
The ObamaCare premium -- $8,400 / year
The deductible -- $8,000 / year
So effectively the Democrat's "insurance" didn't reimburse anything
until I had paid $16,400 for the year.
Jan 1, the deductible reset.
-hh wrote:
On 6/2/25 00:26, Governor Swill wrote:
...
Legislators rarely read the legislation they're voting on.
Leadership tells them what to vote for.
Legislators also have personal staff which they can & do delegate
details to, such as reading legislation.
And Staffers are free to cooperate amongst themselves, to assign
different sections to different Congressmen's teams to go through and
summarize.
With (435 + 100) = 535 ... divide by two parties; call it 250 to
eliminate independents/etc ... and at 10 staffers per office, you're
looking at two groups of 2,500 people to divvy up the work: even a
10,000 long bill means each person only needs to read & summarize 4
pages: that can be done in an afternoon.
-hh
Bullfuckingshit! The lazy lying staffers couldn't be bothered.
When I retired at age 60, did I get free ObamaCare?
Fuck NO, didn't qualify.
Here's the deal I got:
The ObamaCare premium -- $8,400 / year
The deductible -- $8,000 / year
So effectively the Democrat's "insurance" didn't reimburse anything
until I had paid $16,400 for the year. Jan 1, the deductible reset.
Apparently Queen Nancy Piglosi was too busy insider trading to bother
to negotiate a useful healthcare plan for the taxpayers. Lazy Piglosi
just signed the bill as written by the lobbyists.
"If you like your healthcare plan you can keep it." - Lying Obama
slothe wrote:
On 03 Jun 2025, Whoopie Oldturd <whoopie.oldturd@duh.view> posted someand then what
news:WeUjiAiHlHJmEvbLrFUlBUlPDXQKtySo@news.usenet.farm:
-hh wrote:
On 6/2/25 00:26, Governor Swill wrote:
...
Legislators rarely read the legislation they're voting on.Â
Leadership tells them what to vote for.
Legislators also have personal staff which they can & do delegate
details to, such as reading legislation.
And Staffers are free to cooperate amongst themselves, to assign
different sections to different Congressmen's teams to go through and
summarize.
With (435 + 100) = 535 ... divide by two parties; call it 250 to
eliminate independents/etc ... and at 10 staffers per office, you're
looking at two groups of 2,500 people to divvy up the work:Â even a >>>> 10,000 long bill means each person only needs to read & summarize 4
pages:Â that can be done in an afternoon.
-hh
Bullfuckingshit! The lazy lying staffers couldn't be bothered.
When I retired at age 60, did I get free ObamaCare?
Fuck NO, didn't qualify.
Here's the deal I got:
The ObamaCare premium -- $8,400 / year
The deductible -- $8,000 / year
So effectively the Democrat's "insurance" didn't reimburse anything
until I had paid $16,400 for the year. Jan 1, the deductible reset.
Apparently Queen Nancy Piglosi was too busy insider trading to bother
to negotiate a useful healthcare plan for the taxpayers. Lazy Piglosi
just signed the bill as written by the lobbyists.
"If you like your healthcare plan you can keep it." - Lying Obama
On the advent of Obamacare, the monthly insurance premium for me and
three dependents went from $267 per month / $3,204 yearly, to $704 per
month / $8448 yearly. Same insurance company (Blue Shield) for six
years at the time. The best part was yet to come. As a sole
proprietor, the policy was reclassified because of some Obamacare
requirement, and the monthly premium went to $1197 per month / $14,364
yearly.
The increases started before Obamacare even passed.
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