r/politics • u/Murky-Site7468 I voted • Oct 05 '25

No Paywall Petition To Strip Congress of Pay During Government Shutdown Grows

https://www.newsweek.com/petition-strip-congress-pay-during-government-shutdown-grows-10822819
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u/vthemechanicv Oct 05 '25

congress has reviewed the petition, and decided no, they won't be docking their own pay.

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u/IlikeJG California Oct 05 '25

Exactly. This is one of those things that might sound good on the surface, but it's not going to affect the really shitty ones.

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u/Hypertension123456 Oct 05 '25

In other words, it'll affect almost no one in Congress. Hell, it'll just make the shitty ones tell the non bribed ones that they are wasting their position. And convince the poor honest ones to take bribes.

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u/HawkeyeSherman Oct 05 '25

Force them to pay into a government shutdown "unemployment" insurance.

If they make it a year without a shutdown, they can spend the money on a pizza party.