I had to activate a new credit card the other day. I called the 1-800 number given. What I heard was “Press one to continue in English, Prensa dos a continuar en espanol, or stay on the line if you are calling from a rotary phone and the next available operator will assist you.”
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Congressional Pay Raises
I was utterly shocked to see that Congress is considering voting itself a $4,400 pay raise.
If it based on merit and what they have accomplished, it ought to be a negative pay raise.
When Congress gets us out of Iraq, brings real ethical reform to Congress, and does something about illegal immigration, and then they can give themselves a pay raise. Until then they should suffer like the rest of us with declining buying power.
I have been disfranchised.
I’ve voted in every national election, as well as most local elections, since 1972s Nixon vs. McGovern. I am seriously considering not voting this time. Why? Because I have been disfranchised. Never mind the various amendments guaranteeing voting privileges; the current system negates individual votes.