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First the Republican Party in Polk County, Wisconsin, pulled the tape of Rep. Sean Duffy (R-WI) fretting about making ends meet on his $174,000 a year salary from its own website. Now they want it gone from the whole Internet.

For a couple hours, the local county GOP was successful. But we’ve [TPM] put an excerpt of the video back up.

I can guarantee you, or most of you, I guarantee that I have more debt than all of you. With 6 kids, I still pay off my student loans. I still pay my mortgage. I drive a used minivan. If you think I’m living high on the hog, I’ve got one paycheck. So I struggle to meet my bills right now. Would it be easier for me if I get more paychecks? Maybe, but at this point I’m not living high on the hog.

The tape caused a stir for Duffy a first-term conservative best known for his past as a reality TV show star on MTV’s The Real World.  continue reading… TPM

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    174,000$ a year is more than my entire family (mine and max’s family) of 8 would make combined. Fuck you.