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.