Ammo & component price increasing

[MarkB]

Guess I just need to get my income up to match inflation...

Your becoming a politician then.

MB

 

[steve white]

Your becoming a politician then.

MB

If I was, I would really be loaded, and not worry about ammo prices, or hunts, lol. A one term congressman has a retirement (last I checked) of $15k month! And they say they cannot live on those terms.

 

[375 Ruger Fan]

If I was, I would really be loaded, and not worry about ammo prices, or hunts, lol. A one term congressman has a retirement (last I checked) of $15k month! And they say they cannot live on those terms.

Don't think that is true.


"Members of Congress are eligible for a pension at the age of 62 if they have completed at least five years of service. Members are eligible for a pension at age 50 if they have completed 20 years of service, or at any age after completing 25 years of service. The amount of the pension depends on years of service and the average of the highest three years of salary. By law, the starting amount of a member's retirement annuity may not exceed 80 percent of his or her final salary."

As FactCheck.org notes, that means that members of the House of Representatives - who are up for reelection every two years - would not be able to collect pensions of any amount if they only served one term. U.S. senators, on the other hand, serve six-year terms and would be able to collect pensions after one full term. But the pensions wouldn't equal their full salaries.

Fact Check: Does a one-term Congress member get a full pension?

Times-Union readers want to know: A friend told me that she read on the Internet that members of Congress who only serve one term get full pay. Is that true? FactCheck.org also recently was asked…

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[flying sailor]

Have felt for a long time that local retailers were gouging us for primers and powder. Different parts of the country have way different prices, or did a few month back.