I work on cool ππ²πΆ projects and also fly planes in the Pacific Northwest. This is a personal account.π¨π¦π¨π¦π¨π¦
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Me, a traveler at the airport in the middle of a Wednesday: ugh why are there so many people travelling in the middle of a Wednesday
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Jude Crasta ππ²π retweeted
You could pay politicians $0/year and it would have literally 0 impact on the federal budget but it would prevent any working class person from taking those jobs.
The US is enormous and cutting spending to reduce the deficit would require deep cuts in wide areas, not slopulism.
**Salary of retired US Presidents:**
$450,000 FOR LIFE
**Salary of House/Senate members:**
$174,000 FOR LIFE
**Salary of Speaker of the House:**
$223,500 FOR LIFE
**Salary of Majority/Minority Leaders:**
$194,400 FOR LIFE
**Average salary of a soldier:**
$38,000
**Average income for Seniors on Social Security:**
$12,000
I think we found where the cuts should be made!
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
Retired presidents get ~$253k/yr pension (Exec Level I rate), not $450k. Congress members do not get full salaries for life; pensions avg $45-85k based on service (not automatic full pay). SS retired worker avg ~$25k/yr, not $12k.
congress.gov/crs-product/RLβ¦
opm.gov/policy-data-ovβ¦
ssa.gov/policy/docs/quβ¦
Itβs that time of year again (smelling every tree-scented candle at Homesense, Marshalls and Winners)
2025 was the year of balsam. Wonder which one will win out in 2026 π²π€
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Jude Crasta ππ²π retweeted
the x files is such a comfort show to me even though there is nothing comfortable happening to anyone ever in any episode of the x files
Jude Crasta ππ²π retweeted
CNN PROJECTS THAT THE MITOCHONDRIA WILL REMAIN THE POWERHOUSE OF THE CELL
Jude Crasta ππ²π retweeted
the biggest thing the British Columbia time change has done for me so far is made me realize how many people on here are kinda local lmao
