r/PoursTea • u/Veshaad Timendi Causa Est Nescire • 6h ago

PoliticalTea 🗳️ Mitch is missing.

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u/Ok_Ideal_7266 6h ago

Wait, his staff too? And they have benefits and most of us (Americans) don't?

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u/midnghtsnac 6h ago

Yes, and it's his staff that I blame for all of this cause they want to make sure they get paid to the end of the year.

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u/CaramelGuilty8647 6h ago

That staff is making $4 million a year. Plus benefits.

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u/Retina400 4h ago

But there's a hard cap of 200k by law

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u/Euphoric_Wrangler950 4h ago

"Law"

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u/Har539 3h ago

It's spelt "Phshaw"

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u/Lukewill 3h ago

I think they mean 4 mil total

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u/pusgnihtekami 2h ago

The word staff is plural. So, 40 people make a total of $4m. They have made $400k since he died.

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u/LifeguardDry7372 3h ago

when have they let something silly like law stop them from grifting?

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u/froglickingfrolicker 5h ago

Can’t blame Mitch (for once) cause he’s dead,

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u/BonnaconCharioteer 4h ago

I mean, he picked his staff. So yeah, I feel comfortable still blaming him.

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u/froglickingfrolicker 4h ago edited 3h ago

Okay yeah fair. Mitch sucks.

Edit: sucked.

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u/Shiny_Kale 3h ago

He’s on eternity leave

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u/aerdvarkk 5h ago

It's not like th GOP hasn't abused the laws or rules when it favors them before now or anything.

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u/wonklebobb 4h ago

and this post is itself guerilla anti-universal-healthcare propaganda

we are supposed to be outraged that we're EVEN PAYING THEIR BENEFITS. when everyone, including republican congressional staffers, deserve a living wage and medical care.

this is how they operate - the capital class sneaks into your brain even when they're pretending to be on the same side as you, and gets you to think that good things are actually bad in this sort of sideways way. it's insidious.

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u/PM_Me_Your_Kinks369 2h ago

and this post is itself guerilla anti-universal-healthcare propaganda

You know damn well that has nothing to do with the intent of this post. You're using terms alllll wrong.

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u/Specific_Frame8537 2h ago

Why do you think they're so adamant that he's alive?

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u/theeggplant42 6h ago

I mean it does make sense for his staff to get paid. They will still be working, and I doubt some secretaries and copy boys and whatever are responsible for whatever is going on with this coverup

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u/Prestigious_Code6605 5h ago

I think his whole staff is complicit in the cover-up.

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u/rest0re 5h ago

No. It doesn’t makes sense. He is unfit to serve his constituents and should have resigned well over a month ago

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u/Prestigious_Code6605 5h ago

You mean a year ago when he started napping during sessions. I remember hearing his speech and he stumbled and slowed his words.

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u/rest0re 3h ago

I suppose that falls into the “well over a month ago” camp. But yes, and probably like 10 years prior to that too. #agelimits

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u/Bat-Stuff 5h ago

The staff needs to go to jail for the crime of covering this up.

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u/RetrogradeToyGuru 3h ago

I mean it does make sense for his staff to get paid.

Setting aside the cover up, yes when a senator dies the staff stays to answer emails and keep track of goings on and wait for the next senator to come in and take over. The constituents will still have concerns.

That said, those covering up whatevers going on should be handled.