Dean Cain Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 I think the spending "cuts" start here. http://www.infowars.com/shave-and-a-haircut-cost-taxpayers-5-1-mil-since-1997/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keukasmallies Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 So somewhere north of 26,000 haircuts for the fellas and gals comes out to just south of $200 per snip session for the elected Senators alone. Of course, there are other factors to consider, and simply multiplying by this much and dividing by that much is always dangerous, so suffice to say close the Senate Barber Shop and let the Senators get their trims when they're back in their districts. Who knows, they might actually learn something sitting in a real barbershop? Plus it would be exciting for constituents to see a Senator actually pay for a service received! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMadCap Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 you are looking at this all wrong, after all, 5.1 million is a drop in the bucket in the face of the deficit. Cutting this out would not make a huge impact on cutting spending (Romney detractors) NOTE: yes, I am being sarcastic... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frostbitmic Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 I don't get free haircuts .... I don't get free health care either ... Neither should our elected miscreants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meazza Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 I think the spending "cuts" start here. http://www.infowars....mil-since-1997/ Go away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean Cain Posted February 15, 2013 Author Share Posted February 15, 2013 Go away. I work for a conservative think tank. I believe I am well within my American rights to the 1st Amendment. In Canada you can only dream of such liberty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meazza Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 I work for a conservative think tank. I believe I am well within my American rights to the 1st Amendment. In Canada you can only dream of such liberty. Va t'en. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean Cain Posted February 15, 2013 Author Share Posted February 15, 2013 Va t'en. Je m'en vais a la plage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meathead Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 I work for a conservative think tank. so youre saying youve got a lotta free time on your hands then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean Cain Posted February 15, 2013 Author Share Posted February 15, 2013 so youre saying youve got a lotta free time on your hands then I get paid to post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdnlng Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 I get paid to post. For your sake I hope you get paid to post schitty thoughts, otherwise you're not earning your pay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFanM.D. Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 I don't get free haircuts .... I don't get free health care either ... Neither should our elected miscreants. Nice post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 (edited) Actually, the Senate barber shop is a "pay as you go" establishment (i.e. the Senators DON'T get free haircuts, they have to pay for it - $23 for a men's cut), and it's open to the public (so the customer base is MUCH larger than just the Senate). And they can't make money. The $5.1M cost is the cost of bailing out a shop that can't make a profit because it has to pay hair stylists according to government schedule (including benefits). It's not Congress that's fleecing taxpayers in this case - it's the bureaucratic idiocy of a federal government that by law runs a friggin' hair salon with four employees on the same labor and wage principles that it runs NIH or HUD. Which don't even work particularly well for NIH or HUD. And this is why ANYONE who references "Infowars" is a de facto idiot. It took me about five minutes to find out how completely wrong that original story was. Edited February 15, 2013 by DC Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean Cain Posted February 15, 2013 Author Share Posted February 15, 2013 Actually, the Senate barber shop is a "pay as you go" establishment (i.e. the Senators DON'T get free haircuts, they have to pay for it - $23 for a men's cut), and it's open to the public (so the customer base is MUCH larger than just the Senate). And they can't make money. The $5.1M cost is the cost of bailing out a shop that can't make a profit because it has to pay hair stylists according to government schedule (including benefits). It's not Congress that's fleecing taxpayers in this case - it's the bureaucratic idiocy of a federal government that by law runs a friggin' hair salon with four employees on the same labor and wage principles that it runs NIH or HUD. Which don't even work particularly well for NIH or HUD. And this is why ANYONE who references "Infowars" is a de facto idiot. It took me about five minutes to find out how completely wrong that original story was. Again do you support the government propping up this failing enterprise? I bet you do as anyone from DC is living large on the government dole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinga Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 I see people literally, making fun of such an expenditure, as a drop in the bucket sort of thing, or even a government subsidy... But I think it obvious, we've all heard it before... drops, eventually fill the bucket and it overflows. Leaving one drop, ends up giving an excuse to leave other drops and soon, we're all drowning... In Debt..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 Again do you support the government propping up this failing enterprise? I bet you do as anyone from DC is living large on the government dole. "Again" do I support it? What "again?" You never asked, and I never implied I did. All I did was correct your original bull **** source with real information. And if you can't figure out what I actually think about it from the tone of my original post (I'll give you a great big hint: "bureaucratic idiocy of a federal government..."), you really need to get your head out of your ass a little more often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean Cain Posted February 16, 2013 Author Share Posted February 16, 2013 "Again" do I support it? What "again?" You never asked, and I never implied I did. All I did was correct your original bull **** source with real information. And if you can't figure out what I actually think about it from the tone of my original post (I'll give you a great big hint: "bureaucratic idiocy of a federal government..."), you really need to get your head out of your ass a little more often. Thanks for setting me straight ole wise one from DC. Stay outta dem brothels now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdnlng Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 Thanks for setting me straight ole wise one from DC. Stay outta dem brothels now. I'm not one to defend DCTom. He's very capable of doing that on his own, but what puzzles me is what was your previous screen name? My guess is that you are coming back here under a different screen name after having your ass handed to you. Either that or you just have a number of aliases. Why are you guys feeling that we are out to get you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 (edited) This person claims to be posting for a conservative "think tank." Were they joking? If not, why would she/he have changed names. They definitely lean towards the right. Honestly, are there posters here that are doing this? I always suspected it... I'm not one to defend DCTom. He's very capable of doing that on his own, but what puzzles me is what was your previous screen name? My guess is that you are coming back here under a different screen name after having your ass handed to you. Either that or you just have a number of aliases. Why are you guys feeling that we are out to get you? Edited February 16, 2013 by ExiledInIllinois Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 (edited) I work for a conservative think tank. I believe I am well within my American rights to the 1st Amendment. In Canada you can only dream of such liberty. You are within your right but, what about this site? I would think this would be against the ToS? Under "crusading." Or under a loose interpretation of "spam." Any clarification on this would be much obliged. Edited February 16, 2013 by ExiledInIllinois Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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