AutistoMephisto to Political Memes@lemmy.world • 3 months agoDo you see what's going on yet?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square108fedilinkarrow-up11.2Karrow-down15
arrow-up11.19Karrow-down1imageDo you see what's going on yet?lemmy.worldAutistoMephisto to Political Memes@lemmy.world • 3 months agomessage-square108fedilink
minus-square@monotremata@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglish19•3 months agoAccording to Wikipedia at least, there are no members of Congress who even have a net worth over $500 million: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_current_members_of_the_United_States_Congress_by_wealth let alone an annual income that high. So I think it’s that they’re beholden to their donors, as usual.
minus-square@selokichtli@lemmy.mllinkfedilink1•3 months agoIt’s not like they want to be taxed in the incoming years anyway, or their families, or their friends and donors. At this point it’s the principle what they defend.
According to Wikipedia at least, there are no members of Congress who even have a net worth over $500 million: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_current_members_of_the_United_States_Congress_by_wealth let alone an annual income that high.
So I think it’s that they’re beholden to their donors, as usual.
It’s not like they want to be taxed in the incoming years anyway, or their families, or their friends and donors. At this point it’s the principle what they defend.