Are you going to CPAC?

[VT_Bircher]

Hi folks. I just wanted to let everyone know about an often under-looked route to take for lodging. Along the old highway in Fairfax, Virginia there are numerous run down motor lodges and motels. Yes they are pretty small and cramped but you can get a room with 2 beds for 40 dollars a night at some of them. That's what my College Conservatives club did for cpac last year and it worked out great.

 

[sailingaway]

VT-Bircher - thanks. I'm stealing that for people in another thread.

 

[libertybrewcity]

JUst bought meh ticket!!! who else is with me in buying right now!!

 

[Thomas]

If we don't win CPAC, it's over before it started.

 

[trey4sports]

bought my CPAC ticket + greyhound bus ticket yesterday

 

[GunnyFreedom]

if I can afford to go, I will go. I won't start getting paid until the end of February.

 

[MRoCkEd]

if I can afford to go, I will go. I won't start getting paid until the end of February.

How much you need? Start a chipin!

 

[Bergie Bergeron]

I'd be in for that chip-in.

 

[GunnyFreedom]

Specifically how much? unknown - do not know whether I can share a floor with someone, whether I'll be able to share a ride with someone, or whether I'll have to drive myself and get a room myself. Those things will have an enormous impact on cost.

As to donating, CPAC can be justified as a campaign expense, so the regular old campaign donation link http://glenbradley.net/node/17 will work just fine -- and because it's non-profit the Paypal fees are reduced by something like half.

 

[TCE]

Specifically how much? unknown - do not know whether I can share a floor with someone, whether I'll be able to share a ride with someone, or whether I'll have to drive myself and get a room myself. Those things will have an enormous impact on cost.

As to donating, CPAC can be justified as a campaign expense, so the regular old campaign donation link http://glenbradley.net/node/17 will work just fine -- and because it's non-profit the Paypal fees are reduced by something like half.

Isn't the pay somewhere around $21,000 if memory serves? I know Federal is roughly $163,000, so there is definitely dedication required to be a state-level legislator.

 

[GunnyFreedom]

Isn't the pay somewhere around $21,000 if memory serves? I know Federal is roughly $163,000, so there is definitely dedication required to be a state-level legislator.

Roughly thereabouts, but there is also per deim, so the long session ends up around $40k on a W2 and the short session ends up around $20k on a W2. The salary itself is pretty pathetic, but the salary does not account for per deim.

Here is a good chart for "total disbursements"

http://www.carolinatransparency.com/disbursements/?

Notice that my actual "salary" will only be $13,951 while I will have an expense account allowing me to spend $6,708 in job related expenses. I will get a per deim of somewhere around $22k, and due to where I live I'll get travel expenses almost certainly under $1,000

The chart linked above is for the "long session." Note that the short session (2012) will dramatically reduce disbursements back to right around $20k total.

So I'm going to end up getting roughly $40k for 2011 and $20k for 2012.

Not too bad, I've done a lot better in my life, but I could certainly do worse. As long as I save more than I spend, I should be just fine through 2012. After living with literally almost nothing since middle 2007, the legislator pay is going to make me feel rich lol

 

[TCE]

Roughly thereabouts, but there is also per deim, so the long session ends up around $40k on a W2 and the short session ends up around $20k on a W2. The salary itself is pretty pathetic, but the salary does not account for per deim.

Here is a good chart for "total disbursements"

http://www.carolinatransparency.com/disbursements/?

Notice that my actual "salary" will only be $13,951 while I will have an expense account allowing me to spend $6,708 in job related expenses. I will get a per deim of somewhere around $22k, and due to where I live I'll get travel expenses almost certainly under $1,000

The chart linked above is for the "long session." Note that the short session (2012) will dramatically reduce disbursements back to right around $20k total.

So I'm going to end up getting roughly $40k for 2011 and $20k for 2012.

Not too bad, I've done a lot better in my life, but I could certainly do worse. As long as I save more than I spend, I should be just fine through 2012. After living with literally almost nothing since middle 2007, the legislator pay is going to make me feel rich lol

It's all about what Daniel Hannan was talking about a year or so ago. Make sure to take the cheapest transportation possible and you can consider some of that extra pay. That is nothing compared to Chicago, where pretty much every makes six figures, but hey, everyone knows what goes on here.

That makes me think, have you thought about a position on legislative compensation? I'm willing to bet that's going to come up in one form or another.

 

[R3volutionJedi]

I was almost allowed to go! I hope everything goes well, and Ron Paul should defiantly win the CPAC Straw Poll.

 

[Gin]

I'll definately be there, plus 2! Gunny, I may be able to swing you a ride/roomshare with a friend of a friend of mine that is coming, lmk and I will talk to him, he lives in Greenville, NC... as far as hotels.. since CPAC is right on the Redline, it opens up alot of options for cheaper hotels.. depending how long you want to be on the metro.. 30 mins on the redline will get you to Shady Grove.. which is in Fredrick, MD and I am certain you can get $40-$50 hotel rooms... I'm staying at one of the lesser expensive hotels myself.. check with Hotels.com DC area.. pan out on the map and check prices It will be well worth it!

Besides.. Do Not forget that Ron AND Rand will be speaking at the Liberty Forum Thursday night!!! And the After parties are always rockin'

 

[sailingaway]

I'll definately be there, plus 2! Gunny, I may be able to swing you a ride/roomshare with a friend of a friend of mine that is coming, lmk and I will talk to him, he lives in Greenville, NC... as far as hotels.. since CPAC is right on the Redline, it opens up alot of options for cheaper hotels.. depending how long you want to be on the metro.. 30 mins on the redline will get you to Shady Grove.. which is in Fredrick, MD and I am certain you can get $40-$50 hotel rooms... I'm staying at one of the lesser expensive hotels myself.. check with Hotels.com DC area.. pan out on the map and check prices It will be well worth it!

Besides.. Do Not forget that Ron AND Rand will be speaking at the Liberty Forum Thursday night!!! And the After parties are always rockin'

As for housing, the YAL email mentioned these:

Days Inn Silver Spring: $76/night; adjacent to the Red Line, which is also the line to get to CPAC http://yaliberty.us1.list-manage.co...1d3e25504f5712bcb1&id=eb476d42f8&e=24268d41f1
Motel 6 Washington DC: $54/night; Red Line adjacent http://yaliberty.us1.list-manage.co...1d3e25504f5712bcb1&id=cebdf3046f&e=24268d41f1
Travelodge Alexandria: $59/night; Blue Line adjacent, requires one transfer to get to CPAC http://yaliberty.us1.list-manage.co...1d3e25504f5712bcb1&id=89da9cae8f&e=24268d41f1
Silver Spring Travelodge: $50/night; Red Line adjacent [url]http://yaliberty.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f1340031d3e25504f5712bcb1&id=f9141cfc03&e=24268d41f1[/url]
Also search at Airbnb, which indexes a number of inexpensive (but often really nice) alternative housing options

 

[Bergie Bergeron]

This is important !

 

[Zack]

For the record to anyone looking a the poll results, I voted No, but now thanks to all these crazy liberty loving peoplez the answer is a big fat Yes. I don't think you can change your vote in these things, so just putting that out there. w00t!

 

[zakkubin]

I'll be coming alone from Arkansas.

 

[Bergie Bergeron]

What's keeping every single one of us from going to CPAC?

 

[MRoCkEd]

I'm going to create a new one of these, since some of the Nos and Maybes have confirmed