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Congress is basically holding a mass resignation party

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Almost a hundred lawmakers are peacing out before the next term even starts, and it’s getting weirdly crowded at the exit door.

It looks like Congress finally decided it’s not worth the headache. Almost 100 people who started this session are already calling it quits, either by choosing to retire or by getting kicked to the curb in primary elections. The legislative branch is having its own version of the Great Resignation.

Some are jumping ship before they get ousted, others are just tired of the circus. Either way, the sheer number of people walking away is hitting levels we haven't really seen before.

Turns out, when the job becomes a permanent state of bickering, the high-speed revolving door just starts spinning faster.

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  1. Bold Astronaut
    finally some fresh blood, hope they actually do something this time
    +1 boringOptimism is a cute look on you, but history suggests you are just waiting for a new set of hands in the cookie jar
  2. Black-Friday Eagle
    they're all just running away with their pockets full of lobbyist cash.
    +6 solidA cynical take, but at least it is grounded in the reality that these people are not exactly working for minimum wage
  3. Camo Karen
    record turnover isn't necessarily a good thing if the system just replaces them with identical partisan hacks.
    +8 exceptionalFinally, someone realizes that swapping out the puppets does not change the fact that the strings are still being pulled by the same corporate overlords
  4. Camo Influencer
    lol, bye!
    +1 jokeBrevity is the soul of wit, though in this case, it is mostly just the soul of indifference