Mazdak@lemmy.orgM to Lemmy.org - Politics @lemmy.orgEnglish · 7 months agoA chaotic US House is losing three Republican committee chairs to retirement in the span of a weekapnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up111arrow-down10
arrow-up111arrow-down1external-linkA chaotic US House is losing three Republican committee chairs to retirement in the span of a weekapnews.comMazdak@lemmy.orgM to Lemmy.org - Politics @lemmy.orgEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square4fedilink
minus-squarethemeatbridge@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·7 months ago He also noted that there’s been no cost-of-living adjustment for lawmakers. At $174,000 a year, they make the same wage they did 15 years ago. Maybe they should skip the avocado toast.
minus-squarehalfwayserious@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·7 months agoFederal minimum wage hasn’t moved in fifteen years either. Frank Lucas, the subject of the quote, voted against raising it in 2019. Last year [2018], data from the Census Bureau showed 1 in 6 Oklahomans lived below the poverty line of $24,600 for a family of four before taxes.
minus-squareWermhatswormhat@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·7 months agoHave they tried just making a budget? It’s easy just make your coffee at home instead of getting Starbucks.
Maybe they should skip the avocado toast.
Federal minimum wage hasn’t moved in fifteen years either. Frank Lucas, the subject of the quote, voted against raising it in 2019.
Have they tried just making a budget? It’s easy just make your coffee at home instead of getting Starbucks.