It's my understanding that the government workers who staff the legislators' House and Senate offices total something over 6,000. Has any legislator asked that Musk see what can be saved there? Are they unwilling to participate in the great downsizing? Why isn't that question asked by every interviewer talking to a legislator? Does anyone think that Tuberville or MTG is a more effective manager than the average manager in a government agency, or even the worst manager? My god, MTG has made statements indicating that she doesn't even know that she is a government employee. The hypocrisy is incredible.
I wrote my sycophantic congresswoman, Miller-Meeks, that same message last week. Here is part of the letter:
“If you want me to believe that you are sincere in your hunt for waste, fraud and abuse of taxpayers’ dollars, then the first thing you must do is fire yourself. Your annual salary of $174,000 would be saved. The cost of running your congressional office of $1,569,163 (estimated from page 4 of https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/RL/RL30064) would also be saved. Since all you do is parrot, “I’m for whatever Donald Trump says”, we can completely replace you with a recorded message that plays those words on a loop. Thus, we’ll save the US taxpayers $1,917,163 every year!
Multiply that by 217 GOP members of the House of Representatives plus 53 GOP Senators and we will have saved the US taxpayers a whopping annual $517,634,010 (less the cost for 270 tape players). I am sure that it will take the average Iowan a LOT longer to figure out that you are no longer in your office than it will to notice that infectious diseases are spreading (the CDC is shuttered), food safety is unreliable (USDA inspectors fired), veterans’ benefits are lost (there’s nobody home at the VA), no one knows when severe weather is coming (NOAA is closed), banks are ripping off consumers (no CFPB), and all the other government services that used to work pretty well most of the time have been obliterated through GOP efforts.”
Excellent, Marcia! My 3 worthless R "representatives" here in Tennessee rely on about 3 form letters to send or email to me no matter what the subject: common sense gun reform, tackling the immigration problem, standing with Ukraine, school vouchers 😤🤬
It's my understanding that the government workers who staff the legislators' House and Senate offices total something over 6,000. Has any legislator asked that Musk see what can be saved there? Are they unwilling to participate in the great downsizing? Why isn't that question asked by every interviewer talking to a legislator? Does anyone think that Tuberville or MTG is a more effective manager than the average manager in a government agency, or even the worst manager? My god, MTG has made statements indicating that she doesn't even know that she is a government employee. The hypocrisy is incredible.
I wrote my sycophantic congresswoman, Miller-Meeks, that same message last week. Here is part of the letter:
“If you want me to believe that you are sincere in your hunt for waste, fraud and abuse of taxpayers’ dollars, then the first thing you must do is fire yourself. Your annual salary of $174,000 would be saved. The cost of running your congressional office of $1,569,163 (estimated from page 4 of https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/RL/RL30064) would also be saved. Since all you do is parrot, “I’m for whatever Donald Trump says”, we can completely replace you with a recorded message that plays those words on a loop. Thus, we’ll save the US taxpayers $1,917,163 every year!
Multiply that by 217 GOP members of the House of Representatives plus 53 GOP Senators and we will have saved the US taxpayers a whopping annual $517,634,010 (less the cost for 270 tape players). I am sure that it will take the average Iowan a LOT longer to figure out that you are no longer in your office than it will to notice that infectious diseases are spreading (the CDC is shuttered), food safety is unreliable (USDA inspectors fired), veterans’ benefits are lost (there’s nobody home at the VA), no one knows when severe weather is coming (NOAA is closed), banks are ripping off consumers (no CFPB), and all the other government services that used to work pretty well most of the time have been obliterated through GOP efforts.”
That is terrific! Moreso because it's true. Wish you could get it published. Also, the Senators typically have much bigger staffs.
Excellent, Marcia! My 3 worthless R "representatives" here in Tennessee rely on about 3 form letters to send or email to me no matter what the subject: common sense gun reform, tackling the immigration problem, standing with Ukraine, school vouchers 😤🤬
Susan - looking at the issues you raised, they only need 2 letters:
no, no, no, and yee-hah let's shovel 'em money!
Love this! I'm going to send similar letters to my Texas Senators Cornyn and Cruz!
Bravo!