tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472211903033725545.post9129090866501648708..comments2024-01-12T12:52:08.097-07:00Comments on Billlls Idle Mind: Business Opportunity - D.C.Billllhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13913354887560267235noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472211903033725545.post-26793742747223936442017-06-29T10:57:22.727-07:002017-06-29T10:57:22.727-07:00It's a nice salary, but in all fairness the st...It's a nice salary, but in all fairness the staff is local to DC while the congressman has to maintain 2 homes, one in DC and one back home.Billllhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13913354887560267235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472211903033725545.post-36682540451624752322017-06-29T09:56:51.596-07:002017-06-29T09:56:51.596-07:00They earn $174,000 a year. Their staff can afford...They earn $174,000 a year. Their staff can afford housing on much less than that, I think they can manage too.Randyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090687736202622960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472211903033725545.post-38232230344145710582017-06-28T19:51:11.975-07:002017-06-28T19:51:11.975-07:00Legislate nationally, boff locally.Legislate nationally, boff locally.Billllhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13913354887560267235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472211903033725545.post-82122568618992903492017-06-28T19:15:25.384-07:002017-06-28T19:15:25.384-07:00and then what would they do about the interns??? ...and then what would they do about the interns??? :)<br /><br />MerleMerlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17351769452837850427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472211903033725545.post-72174366619282499582017-06-28T17:58:30.612-07:002017-06-28T17:58:30.612-07:00True the congressmen could almost as easily work f...True the congressmen could almost as easily work from their home offices using electronic meetings etc, but it's difficult to buy a reluctant colleague another drink over the internet.Billllhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13913354887560267235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472211903033725545.post-56359953267575278272017-06-28T16:21:40.353-07:002017-06-28T16:21:40.353-07:00Or, since this is the 21st century, and the job of...Or, since this is the 21st century, and the job of Congress is to vote on legislation, make them work from their home districts. There is absolutely no reason for them to congregate in one location, since their votes can be cast electronically from anywhere in the country.<br /><br />This has several advantages (or disadvantages, depending on your point of view):<br /><br />- cost reduction <br /><br />- representatives would be more accessible to their constituents<br /><br />- lobbyists could not concentrate their resources in one city. Instead, they would have to spread their resources out over 50 states and 435 districts.<br /><br />- all of our representatives could not be taken out by a single WMD attack; whether by terrorists or an enemy nation-state<br /><br />For those occasions where members of Congress have to be in Washington D.C., there’s no reason they can’t stay in a military-style barracks or college-style dormitory built for the purpose.<br /><br />cf, today's "Dilbert" comic strip <a href="http://dilbert.com/strip/2017-06-28" rel="nofollow">http://dilbert.com/strip/2017-06-28</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472211903033725545.post-57147591231063794312017-06-28T12:27:52.972-07:002017-06-28T12:27:52.972-07:00And - make the doors lockable from outside! :)
M...And - make the doors lockable from outside! :)<br /><br />MerleMerlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17351769452837850427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472211903033725545.post-79160404351560138892017-06-28T10:46:40.054-07:002017-06-28T10:46:40.054-07:00Fortunes are made with government rental businesse...Fortunes are made with government rental businesses. If you want to work in the Hood, you can rehab houses and rent to Baby Mamas, and pull in $900/mo/house. Houses are cheap to buy in the Hood,and you can have them ready to rent for between $20,000 to $30,000. Fix up 30 to 40 houses and the money rolls in. Renting to a herd of Congress Critters might require adjusting a slum-lord's ethical standards.David aka True Blue Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06221281748612938132noreply@blogger.com