Comments on: Florida Legislature Home To More Than 50 Millionaires

By: JIM W

JIM W — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 20:17:00 +0000

Some of you are killing me here. When did it become a bad thing to have made money for yourself as long as you did it by working and honestly?? Someone please explain to me please.. Like some else said I would rather have someone working on my behalf that knows how to make money and creat jobs than one who does not. These people obviously learned someting along the way to be where they are. Don’t beat them up just because they did well. You should be complimenting them that is what freedom and capitalism is all about. Maybe your having a hard time but is it really their fault because they have some money?? Think about what your saying here what your really saying is your envy!

By: David Huie Green

David Huie Green — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 16:07:35 +0000

REGARDING:
” home to more than 50 millionaires ”

I don’t understand why people complain about the people they elect.

If you don’t like them, don’t vote for them. If you DO vote for them, give them the benefit of the doubt.

David thinking millionaires needs homes too

By: Bob

Bob — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 00:51:26 +0000

I would much rather a person that has made well for himself and his family make decisions than a person who lives from pay check to paycheck. Welcme to the land of opportunity for those willing to grasp it. This is what America is all about.

By: sad

sad — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 14:37:10 +0000

These are the same people who kept voting AGAINST extending unemployment benefits to Americans who’ve worked all of their lives and suddenly lost employment due to the economic downturn.

People relied on the little 200 dollars or so per week that they would get to pay mortgages, insurance, feed their families etc. When they finally landed a nother job, their credit was messed up because of these people. Ive heard of many cases like this. Many went without for weeks because these people kept voting against extending benefits and for Florida, RIck Scott has recently decreased the weeks of unemployment available.

this is what the people of this state wanted and voted for it, just have to live with it

By: Dan

Dan — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 12:50:47 +0000

Is there something wrong with accumulating personal wealth?
The USA is the “land of opportunity”.

Congratulations to them.

DON’T PUNISH THE JOB CREATORS AND ACHIEVERS !!!!

By: bleeding blue and orange

bleeding blue and orange — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 12:40:34 +0000

This story turns my stomach sour. So many of us try to survive on our pay week to week on our ramen noodle incomes and the people representing us dine in style on steak and shrimp lol. They decide to cut our pay 3% (state workers) because, hey when you are a millionair, why do you need an extra 3%. They will continue to do what they want because it seems like who ever is in office continues to run this state into the ground. Well guess I better go heat up my noodles.

By: Kathy

Kathy — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 12:19:19 +0000

It is why republicans protect the wealthy and not the middle class. Look at the federal system the republicans want to protect tax loop holes for the corporate jets and the big oil subsidies and cut Social Security and medicare for the elderly, their way or no way.

By: dnutjob1

dnutjob1 — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 10:52:39 +0000

This is whats wrong with our country, our law makers live in a different world they do not know what it is to go without. This is not what our founding fathers intended.

By: Jane

Jane — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 10:36:21 +0000

And we wonder why they pass laws that hurt all the seniors and low income folks who can’t find decent jobs here…they don’t care because they can afford it! They have lost touch with their constituients in many cases. I’d love to see them live on what we live on for one month…their ideas might change!