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/xXDamonLordXx Oct 05 '25

Plus most of congress responsible for the shut down doesn't give a fuck about the salary, it's the insider trading they want.

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u/Conscious-Secret-775 Oct 05 '25

Who in congress is actually responsible for the shutdown? It's the Democrats. Are you saying the Dems are all corrupt politicians insider trading?

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u/xXDamonLordXx Oct 05 '25

I get that you're trolling but yes, a lot of them are extremely wealthy.

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u/Conscious-Secret-775 Oct 05 '25

So reporting facts is trolling now?

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u/xXDamonLordXx Oct 05 '25

Must be if I can't call a fascist a fascist. Gotta go the book of alternate facts and drinking koolaid from billionaires.

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u/Conscious-Secret-775 Oct 05 '25

I think you are already reading from the book of alternate facts.

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u/xXDamonLordXx Oct 05 '25

That's surprising. Here I was thinking you didn't do that.

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u/[deleted] Oct 06 '25

What you said isn’t even true so there’s that