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House GOP attempts to cut Buttigieg salary to $1 via spending bill (thehill.com)

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House Republicans moved to reduce Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg’s salary to $1, as lawmakers debate spending bills ahead of the government funding deadline next week.

The salary cut for Buttigieg was put forth by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) and adopted by voice vote as an amendment to the 2024 Transpiration and Housing and Urban Development spending bill.

“Pete Buttigieg doesn’t do his job. It’s all about fake photo ops and taxpayer-funded private jet trip to accept LGBTQ awards for him,” Green posted on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. “I’m happy my amendment passed, but he doesn’t deserve a single penny.”

The underlying bill needs to be approved by the full House and is unlikely to be approved by the Senate.

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[-] Bremmy@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 year ago

Stating a fact is edgy? Lmao

You don't believe in 199 gods, I don't believe in 200 gods

If your sky daddy was the "right" one, why would he even allow all these other "false" religions to exist and cause death and chaos? Seems like a dumb ass to me if so

[-] meowMix2525@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

He doesn't, all those people that believe in false gods are just damned to hell for all eternity.

[-] Mo9000@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Why is that the criteria for eternal damnation? Believe in the face of a total lack of evidence, that's the question upon which burning for ALL ETERNITY hinges on? That "God" is an evil psychopath and deserves nothing from us.

And if his power somehow comes from our belief, then all the better to rid ourselves of that belief. But if he's omnipotent, why does he require our belief and servitude? Seems like absolute insanity to believe in that to me.

And those people that believe in false gods are damned just because if where they're born? What a sick fucking god you worship.

[-] meowMix2525@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

We are on the same page here brother, fundies are fucking nuts. 👍

I was pointing out that all these religions are basically playing the lottery on whose strict beliefs turn out to actually save their soul. Not to mention they could all be wrong and there is no afterlife or at least no "final judgement". Or that the one "true" religion could not even exist yet, or it could have died off a long while ago. It's not worth playing.

[-] Mo9000@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Ah I see, sorry I misunderstood my dude! 👍

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