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check’s in the mail
thanks for pulling the strings
on another public service puppet show

check’s in the mail
thanks for your attention
this bill just needs a few things changed

it isn't what you know
it's who you paid to know
you sell the country out
and every time we foot the bill

who needs experience?
even goddamn competence
you've got promises to keep
with hands in pockets that deep

check's in the mail
(thanks to your tax break)
good luck on your campaign

you don’t represent me
you just represent your own greed

greasy palms, greasy smiles
as our home falls down around us
striped ties and blank eyes
as the pen touches the paper

a vested interest
with payment in kind

a couple grand
a helping hand

and when that favor’s owed
they all pick up the phone
“yes sir right sir we can squeeze it in
just write another amendment”

why would you give a fuck
about the plebs like us
you don't need sympathy with a hundred fifty grand
and gold plated health care

it isn't who you know
it’s who you paid to know
you sell the country out and every time
we foot the bill

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from III, released August 24, 2018
** as of 12/22/17, every member of Congress receives a yearly salary of at least $174,000. the majority and minority house leaders receive $193,400 and the speaker of the house receives $22,500.
source: www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/salaries-wages/pay-executive-order-2018-adjustments-of-certain-rates-of-pay.pdf

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