AutistoMephisto to Political [email protected] • 5 months agoDo you see what's going on yet?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square91fedilinkarrow-up1182cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1182imageDo you see what's going on yet?lemmy.worldAutistoMephisto to Political [email protected] • 5 months agomessage-square91fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink0•edit-25 months agoThey probably want to avoid to tax themselves?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish4•5 months agoAccording to Wikipedia at least, there are no members of Congress who even have a net worth over $500 million: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_current_members_of_the_United_States_Congress_by_wealth let alone an annual income that high. So I think it’s that they’re beholden to their donors, as usual.
They probably want to avoid to tax themselves?
According to Wikipedia at least, there are no members of Congress who even have a net worth over $500 million: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_current_members_of_the_United_States_Congress_by_wealth let alone an annual income that high.
So I think it’s that they’re beholden to their donors, as usual.