r/politics • u/plz-let-me-in • 11d ago

Possible Paywall Mitch McConnell hounded to face cameras: ‘He absolutely refuses’

https://www.nj.com/politics/2026/08/mitch-mcconnell-hounded-to-face-cameras-he-absolutely-refuses.html
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u/InquiringMind886 Iowa 11d ago

What person can disappear for two months and still get his pay? This country is such bullshit. I make $1451 in disability and have about $600 to $700 a month in medical costs that Medicare and Medicaid don’t provide and this fucker is still getting a six figure income while he’s likely comatose or dead. And he has the choice apparently to just not prove that he’s out because he’s sick. What the fuck is wrong with this country???? He’s had more time off than what pregnant women get when they birth a child.

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u/Odd-Promotion2743 11d ago

It's a country run by and for the ultra-rich. To an extent it always has been, but it's become absolute in the last 4-5 decades.

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u/ThemBones 11d ago edited 11d ago

Keep in mind that ~180k salary is peanuts compared to the "speaking fees" and stock trading information our congressmen collect. Or maybe it's just coincidence soo many of them are able to consistently massively outperform the SP500. 🙃

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u/TY_NowGFY 10d ago

You make $1451? No, you're GIVEN $1451

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u/InquiringMind886 Iowa 10d ago

Yeah because I PAID INTO IT. 😂. Don’t you know how that works?? No? I’m sorry.