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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH
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To: Little Joe who wrote (132753)3/21/2001 10:28:04 PM
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The truth behind that amusing remark is that being a Congressman or Senator is a dog-gone cushy job. The best job 95% of 'em ever had and the only way most of them could find in this world that would allow them to live this high on the hog.

It is so juicy, once someone gets a taste of it, they never voluntarily give it up.

And as if it weren't already the plumpest job in the country, they are about to make it even better for themselves:

Just two months after accepting a raise to an exorbitant $145,100 a year, House representatives are working behind the scenes to enact a "per diem" expense allowance of $165 per working day.

With about 151 legislative days per year, the raise would amount to a $25,000-a-year, tax-exempt pay hike.

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