Topic: Youngest woman ever elected to Congress—she still can't afford an apartment in DC
Anonymous A started this discussion 7 years ago #80,426
?https://www.cnbc.com/2018/11/08/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-cant-afford-to-rent-an-apartment-in-dc.html
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Captain Kate Carr joined in and replied with this 7 years ago, 2 minutes later[^] [v] #935,958
thats like 2 months rent there though
Syntax joined in and replied with this 7 years ago, 16 minutes later, 19 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #935,962
Well it says
"According to real-estate website Zillow, the median rent in Washington, D.C., is $2,700."
Nor is there any Ocean a Blue to Surf
In Cardiff by The Sea I just looked up
> The average rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $2,313.
One thing is for sure - Sure is great to be on the ownership end of stuff to rent but for sure I own nothing that wood go anywhere near $2313/month
She needs to do what so many other's do and that includes Senators
https://www.cnn.com/2013/12/04/politics/real-alpha-house/index.html
"According to real-estate website Zillow, the median rent in Washington, D.C., is $2,700."
Nor is there any Ocean a Blue to Surf
In Cardiff by The Sea I just looked up
> The average rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $2,313.
One thing is for sure - Sure is great to be on the ownership end of stuff to rent but for sure I own nothing that wood go anywhere near $2313/month
She needs to do what so many other's do and that includes Senators
https://www.cnn.com/2013/12/04/politics/real-alpha-house/index.html
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Sheila LaBoof joined in and replied with this 7 years ago, 4 minutes later, 23 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #935,966
Don't they provide allowance? These people practically live in two places after all.
Syntax replied with this 7 years ago, 8 minutes later, 32 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #935,973
@previous (Sheila LaBoof)
$193,400/yr Salary
Members of Congress are also provided with an annual allowance intended to defray expenses related carrying out their congressional duties, including "official office expenses, including staff, mail, travel between a Member's district or state and Washington, DC, and other goods and services."
So no to rent in either place.
$193,400/yr Salary
Members of Congress are also provided with an annual allowance intended to defray expenses related carrying out their congressional duties, including "official office expenses, including staff, mail, travel between a Member's district or state and Washington, DC, and other goods and services."
So no to rent in either place.
q. joined in and replied with this 7 years ago, 11 minutes later, 43 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #935,983
@previous (Syntax)
theres no way we pay those lazy pieces of garbage that much, i hope youre wrong. congress as an aggregate whole is worth about 193k :I
theres no way we pay those lazy pieces of garbage that much, i hope youre wrong. congress as an aggregate whole is worth about 193k :I
Syntax replied with this 7 years ago, 13 minutes later, 56 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #935,992
@previous (q.)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salaries_of_members_of_the_United_States_Congress
Speaker of House soon 2B Nancy will get $223,500/yr with HUGE STAFF
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salaries_of_members_of_the_United_States_Congress
Speaker of House soon 2B Nancy will get $223,500/yr with HUGE STAFF
Anonymous F joined in and replied with this 7 years ago, 1 hour later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #936,018
Sheila LaBoof replied with this 7 years ago, 2 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #936,021
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@936,018 (F)
Instead of lowering prices, why not just make money more valuable. On January 1, everyone goes to the bank and you get to trade in all your $1 bills for $100 bills. In order to stop it benefiting the rich though, this only applies to $1 bills - $5/10/20/50/100 bills keep their same face value as before. So the poor guy with $4 in his wallet now has $400, placing him on par with the rich bastard who already had $400.
Instead of lowering prices, why not just make money more valuable. On January 1, everyone goes to the bank and you get to trade in all your $1 bills for $100 bills. In order to stop it benefiting the rich though, this only applies to $1 bills - $5/10/20/50/100 bills keep their same face value as before. So the poor guy with $4 in his wallet now has $400, placing him on par with the rich bastard who already had $400.
