Politicians

Anyone know why it never seems like our elected Congress is never working? Well, they get 23 1/2 weeks of vacation a year. Oh, but they don't call it vacation, it's non-legislative work time. See, I have a very generous company and I get 5 weeks of non-company time. So let's do some basic math, there are 52 weeks a year, they take VACATION for 23.5 of that leaving "work" weeks at 28.5. Ok, they get paid $193,400 a year for 2011, divided by 28.5 weeks is over $6,700 a work week. Let's now take that and divide by 40 hours a week, I know, 'yeah right' but I have to give them the benefit of the doubt don't I? Fuck no, but I am.

So $6700 / 40 hours a week is about $169 an hour. Jesus, that's about the same as a sleezeball lawyer who ends up dead in a Porsche submerged in a canal with a much younger couple in the car. On top of salary and healthcare, they also get an expense account that can be 5-8 times their salary, do the math. I

So, now let's address Gabriel Giffords, who has stepped into Washington D.C. once in the last 12 months. Yes, she was shot in the head while campaigning on vacation (non-legislative time) one year ago today. In 12 months she has cast one vote, not been in one single committee meeting, not met with one single person who can or did vote for her, but has manage to have American taxpayers pay her $193,400 salary, benefits and millions in health care and travel. If she had any ability to serve her elected roll, she would have. I understand, "oh, but she was shot by a crazy man." yes, yes she was, but she is obviously not able to serve her elected role, so she have either resigned or been replaced in a special election. Just not like when Obama had to be replaced, that didn't end well for his hometown buddies who were playing politics as usual.

So, after all that what am I saying?

Politicians can say what they want about not 'asking' for all the benefits, but when was the last time you heard one step up an deny benefits, modify benefits or god forbid as their benefits are too exorbitant for what they need/deserve? They wonder why approval rates are so low or why they have a bad reputation. Well, they have worked very hard to earn those reputations.

Dear politicians paid by American tax dollars. Wake the fuck up an realize who pays the bills and respect those people. Otherwise fuck you, you don't deserve what you have.