Starving Staffers: Another sequester repercussion!!

A burger plate at TKO San Bernardo, eat your
heart out DC staffers..........

U.S. Congresswoman, Debbie Wassermann Schultz (D Fla), says sequester has priced her and other congress folks staffers out of a meal at the nations capitol.

The Washington Times reports (full story)

Automatic federal cuts are bringing staffers to the brink of starvation, suggested Debbie Wassermann Schultz, at a recent House Legislative Branch Appropriations Subcommittee hearing.

Restaurants on the House side of Congress are increasing in cost so much that aides are being “priced out” of a good meal, she said.

The story goes on to report that staffers can buy an 8 ounce bowl of bean soup for $2 at their cafeteria.  And that a serving of stuffed chicken, asparagus and mashed potatoes sells for about $7.  Now folks, I don't know about you, but if I am making $60,000 to over $100,000 per year, I would hope I could afford a meal that probably cost about $10 to $15 with drink and tip.  

Does the term "cry baby" come to mind?  Or how about "spoiled brat."  Yeah, I am going with spoiled brat to describe these folks.  

The reality is they have no idea what the American public has gone through with higher prices at the grocery store, more than doubled gas prices, electric and water bills going up.  And here this Congresswoman is, whining about a slight increase in the cost of food for her staffers.  Well Debbie, how about you give your staffers a raise.  You know to say $100 per hour.  You have no problem telling us what our minimum wage should be, so do us a favor, and increase your staffers to $100 per hour and let us know if that impacts your budget.

I digress...sorry.  But I do have a solution to the problem.  My new program:

HELP FEED A HUNGRY STAFFER

(A plan to save Congress and the US Postal Service)

 

In order to help these folks eat, and we want them to eat because we want them to be able to write more laws that intrude into our lives,  I am proposing the following:

A.  Save all of your leftovers, including regular meals, dessert, and alcoholic beverages.  

B.  Box these leftovers up.

C.  Head to your local post office and address them to US Congresswoman Debbie Wassermann Schultz at the capitol.  Send them regular mail, it should only take 3 or 4 days to reach the capitol from South Texas.

The "Help Feed a Hungry Staffer" program will not only feed our starving congressional staffers, but it will help the United States Postal Service become solvent.  

I had sauerkraut and hot sausages last night for dinner, they are boxed and ready to go.  

Enjoy, and please stay healthy my dear staffers.