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Mysterian

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44. Sounds like you have some issues with AOC

Reply to Boo1 (Reply #14)

Sun Nov 23, 2025, 10:20 AM

Nov 23

She didn't retire two days after her pension vested and she's worked hard for working people during her time in Congress. She has a right to comment on anything her heart desires.

Taylor Greene has unjustly enriched herself and done nothing for the American people during her time in Congress, but you fail to understand the outrage at her taking her pension and running away.

Your comment, "Stayed at a job just long enough to make sure some pension is vested," sounds fabricated.

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Date MTG has chosen to quit is TWO DAYS after her generous congressional pension vests [View all] douglas9 Nov 22 OP

Just for the record, marge will receIve FIVE PERCENT of her annual niyad Nov 22 #1

Oh, the reality of it! MineralMan Nov 22 #7

She gets the healthcare though, IrishAfricanAmerican Nov 22 #39

Outrage where outrage is due...but this is exactly what every retiree in America tries to negotiate when leaving a job. CincyDem Nov 22 #2

I feel the same way. Prof. Toru Tanaka Nov 22 #6

See post 1 niyad Nov 22 #9

You're exactly right Boo1 Nov 22 #16

I'm upset that a person like MTG could get elected in the first place, but she was William Seger Nov 22 #37

+1 We should ALL have pensions leftstreet Nov 22 #18

Right there with you. Captain Stern Nov 22 #24

100% agree obamanut2012 Nov 22 #28

Wow, what a coinkydink! tanyev Nov 22 #3

see post1 niyad Nov 22 #10

Hard to believe she's only been in Congress for five years Fiendish Thingy Nov 22 #4

She barely did shit purr-rat beauty Nov 22 #5

see post 1 niyad Nov 22 #11

Duh! malaise Nov 22 #8

Ummm? But, in the case just presented .. ? Wouldn't the reverse .. ? - - -(nt)- stopdiggin Nov 22 #15

Some say, she got more out of insider trading than any pension would pay. flvegan Nov 22 #12

I'm going to be the next person to say, "And, so ..?" stopdiggin Nov 22 #13

I've done this too Boo1 Nov 22 #14

the (manufactured) 'outrage machine' works with a certain portion of the population stopdiggin Nov 22 #17

The boy who cried wolf Boo1 Nov 22 #19

Sounds like you have some issues with AOC Mysterian Nov 23 #44

Grifters gotta grift... ultralite001 Nov 22 #20

Speaking of: "Outrage farming" nt Disaffected Nov 22 #21

An earned pension isn't grifting obamanut2012 Nov 22 #29

Old Marge is shanti Nov 22 #22

What about MTG's Congressional health insurance? I would imagine... keep_left Nov 22 #23

She gets FEHB, the same as any Federal retiree obamanut2012 Nov 22 #27

Oh, I thought that retired members of Congress... keep_left Nov 22 #41

She has a right to her pension obamanut2012 Nov 22 #25

As Trump receives SAG-AFTRA benefits, I don't fault her for this. SleeplessinSoCal Nov 22 #26

Me thinks MTG may have a hard time spending her pension from inside jail after she is convicted of assorted crimes. flashman13 Nov 22 #30

Really Mblaze Nov 22 #31

Would love to see the House expel her before then! nt wiggs Nov 22 #32

She can't collect it right away Warpy Nov 22 #33

congressional pensions--not what you may think niyad Nov 22 #34

Pretty smart Greg_In_SF Nov 22 #35

She may be ignorant but she's not stupid Iris Nov 22 #36

She may be a nutty. beemerphill Nov 22 #38

That's smart Polybius Nov 22 #40

This message was self-deleted by its author Raine Nov 23 #42

The outrage here is ridiculous Wiz Imp Nov 23 #43