Not Proud of You Today- Sean Duffy

$174,000 annual salary.  Hmmm, seems pretty large to me.  Correct me if I'm wrong, but if I were earning $174k per, wouldn't that place me in that elusive top 5% of wage earners in the US?

Now, if you were earning $174 per, do you think you'd be whining about making ends meet, much less state your desperation in public?  I didn't think so.  I wouldn't, either.

Well, not everyone thinks as we do or as seemingly practical as we are.

Enter US Rep. Sean Duffy (R) Wisconsin.

Rep. Duffy was entertaining constituents at a town hall meeting and like every other occurence in American society today, it was videotaped.  Apparently, there was a gentleman in the transportation industry (sounds nicer than bus driver) who was voicing concerns because he'd been laid off.  He has a family to support and was wondering how he was going to make ends meet. 

I can totally understand that.

I guess Sean Duffy can, too.  With six kids, a mortgage, college student loans, etc., etc., a $174,000 salary just doesn't go as far as it used to.  The freshman member of Congress was quoted as saying, "I struggle to meet my bills right now, at this point, I'm not living high off the hog."

Poor baby, he even mentioned that he drives a used mini-van. 

"I guarantee that I have more debt than all of you," Duffy said.  Now this post isn't about living above your means (more likely his problem), it's the whining about not having enough I take to issue.

Here's my suggestion for Mr. Duffy.  While he's roaming the hallowed halls of Congress, I'm sure he rubs shoulders with some of the most effective lobbyists working right now; Wall Street lobbyists.  He should pull one of those guys aside and get some really good fiscal responsiblility advice and perhaps and investment tip or two.

 Honestly, with a $174,000 a year salary, the best health care coverage in America and untold perks that 99% of us can only dream about, whining about making ends meet is that last thing we want to hear from you.  You are not the average American.

One last piece of advice for Rep. Duffy: Maybe you should consult Kody Brown of Sister Wives fame about your automobile situation, because I'm still trying to figure out how a man with 4 wives and umpteen kids can still roll around in a Lexus SC convertible!

Not proud of you today, Representative Sean Duffy

Who's up first? Bob Parsons

I think our inaugural victim, in our inaugural post will be Dr. Bob Parsons, Founder and CEO of GoDaddy.com.

Dr. Parsons and his cronies apparently holiday each year in a small town in Zimbabwe, where it is legal to hunt and shoot what they deem 'rogue' elephants. According to Parsons, the endangered animals are encroaching upon the villager's crops and destroying them.

So is slaughtering the elephants really the way to go, Bob?  Last time I checked this earth is on the very brink of losing elephants to EXTINCTION!  It seems to me that someone of his sizable means could organize a move and relocate the elephants to a less threatening part of the country.  He could actually take it a step further and bankroll a full-blown rescue effort, which would benefit both man and animal.  There are plenty of nature preserves where the animals would thrive.

And last I checked, isn't this Africa we're talking about?  Aren't animals supposed to run free there?

I get more than a sneaky feeling that this about a barbaric adrenaline rush and media attention (he even made a vacation video of the 'hunt') than protecting poor African villagers.

Not proud of you today, Bob Parsons