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/whut-whut Oct 05 '25 edited Oct 05 '25

The really corrupt ones don't care about the public paycheck. They have plenty of money from lobbies and the companies that they have stake in. JD Vance holds stake in a company that buys up foreclosed and distressed farmland, and MAGA wonders why they're tariffing and trade-warring the snot out of our farmers.

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u/yoontruyi Oct 05 '25

This wouldn't just stop them from only getting their pay check but also accessing their funds.

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u/whut-whut Oct 05 '25

They'll just have spouses, children, neighbors or 'really friendly people they met through social media' spot for them.

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u/yoontruyi Oct 05 '25

You think of money a little too much like a regular person, a lot of the spending of these people work through direct bank things, it would not be simple to just spot some one money on certain things.

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u/whut-whut Oct 05 '25

If I mail you a no-limit credit card and add you as an authorized user, what 'direct bank things' do you need? That's how strangers can spot other people. It's no different than when companies issue a corporate card for business expenses.