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> Where does a politicians money come from? They have an annual salary.
by epgui 4y ago
> Where does a politicians money come from?
They have an annual salary.
- tootallgavin 4y agoWhat about the salaries of the staff? What about the tools needed to perform the job?
- evan_ 4y agoThey get a budget. They're not schoolteachers.
- tootallgavin 4y ago> They get a budget. What happens when they exceed the budget?
- evan_ 4y agoEither checks bounce, or some other office covers the shortage and the account is just overdrawn until paid back. There was a minor scandal about this in 1992. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_banking_scandal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_banking_scandal