Heidi Cruz complains about Ted's $174,000 Senate salary:'We're not buying a second home anytime soon

[deminks]

https://www.rawstory.com/2018/10/heidi-cruz-complains-teds-174000-senate-salary-not-buying-second-home-anytime-soon/

Heidi Cruz, the wife of Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), is upset that she still has to be her household’s primary breadwinner because her husband “only” makes $174,000 a year as a member of the United States Senate.

In an interview with The Atlantic, Cruz complained that her husband’s Senate career has meant that he’s been stuck making less than $200,000 a year for the past seven years, which puts more pressure on her to bring in the bucks.

“Six to seven years in it, with me being the primary breadwinner — it’s like, ‘Uh, yeah, this is when people say thank you. I’ll now take that appreciation,'” she said. “Yeah, we’re seven years into this, and we’re not buying a second home anytime soon.”

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Atlantic link:

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/10/heidi-cruz-ted-his-senate-bid-and-2016-race/573256/

Heidi Cruz Didn’t Plan for This


wow, talk about tone deaf.

[Freethinker65]

1. Thoughts and prayers, Heidi

Perhaps convince "Ted" to resign and become an over paid lobbyist? Or ask Trump for some of the Saudi blood money?

[Cha]

28. FIRE ted, Texas!

[Texin]

73. Poor, poor, pitiful Heidi. Bwess her heart!

Well, with any luck, your dear Ted may not have to worry about that paltry $174K per annum. Maybe Texas voters will cut him loose so he can go work in D.C. as a million+ lobbyist for the 1%.

[patricia92243]

2. pOOR THING. jUST SUFFERING AND SUFFERING :(

[Sneederbunk]

3. He is lucky he is not paid what he is worth.

[pandr32]

67. Made me chortle my coffee

[deminks]

4. I bet that second house would not be in Texas.

just guessing.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

5. "He was 'super-smart' and 'really fun' and looked like a '1950s movie star.'"

Last edited Thu Oct 18, 2018, 11:35 AM - Edit history (1)

It was the spring of 2001, and Heidi Nelson was planning her nuptials to the man she’d met just over a year earlier. On Christmas break from Harvard Business School, she’d encountered the cocky and cerebral Cruz in Austin, Texas, where they were both working on George W. Bush’s presidential campaign. He was “super-smart” and “really fun” and looked like a “1950s movie star.” “It was love at first sight,” she told me.

I'm going with James Arness, in The Thing from Another World.







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[Donkees]

22. Victor Mature

[True_Blue]

41. I wonder what she was smoking?

It is odd that she would say he looked like a 1950s movie star rather than just a movie star. She must've seen that James Arness movie.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

46. Another possibility:

[True_Blue]

48. Bingo! That mouth is dead on!

[PunkinPi]

74. Al Lewis

[onethatcares]

102. and then the

toilet backed up and you saw his real self.

[struggle4progress]

6. "Why, it's almost poverty-level compared to what Goldman Sachs has paid me!"

[vi5]

7. Please, O'Rourke campaign....put this in an ad....

THis, coupled with Ted's 6 seconds of silence should be run on a near constant loop between now and election day.

[kanda]

40. great idea

I really like this idea.

[haele]

8. Ohh, poor baby snowflake.

With a disabled husband bringing in only $13K a year in SSDI, and for the last 16 years, me being the primary breadwinner at a salary that is well under 6 figures, supporting not only our own family, but both young grand-daughters who are living with us (as spouse's daughter's family is verging on homelessness) I know just how she feels. Growing kids and elementary school are so-o-o expensive.

No second clunker used vehicle for me to be able to get to work without car-pooling anytime soon!
We can't even afford payments and insurance on a Buddy or a Vespa scooter that will allow me time for shopping for groceries and running errands after work.

Haele

[deurbano]

72. Does he qualify for government funded attendant care? Sometimes you can be the attendant

even when working another job. [And yeah, boo hoo, Heidi... SO sorry the open-eyed CHOICE you had the PRIVILEGE of being able to make not only screwed over the rest of us, but has left you not only NOT the First Lady....but less rich than you think you deserve to be! The humanity!]

[haele]

77. Not that bad yet, but he does get CalVet services occasionally.

When he's going through one of his bad spells, and can't drive or "babysit". But, as usual, I "make too much" for him to get attendant services.
Thanks for the thoughts.

Haele

[deurbano]

93. That's always the catch. I didn't get married to my (now) husband for the first 14 years

we were together so my daughter (who is quadriplegic as a result of cerebral palsy) could qualify for Medicaid. I was also able to earn money (at that time, a very small amount) as her attendant, and she also had SSI, but we live in SF (very expensive then and now!), and it wasn't nearly enough to make up for what I could have been earning if there hadn't been the income restrictions for Medicaid. (I was deathly afraid of her being without health insurance, though, given her needs.) Of course, I myself went without insurance all those years until I got it through marriage-- when she became an adult and my income didn't count for her benefits. (My attendant union eventually secured a health insurance option for providers, so that's progress.) Even in those sometimes challenging times, I know my standard of living was far better than the overwhelming majority of people in the world, so hope I don't sound like Heidi!

[Calculating]

9. Oh no, how will they ever manage without a second home

Meanwhile, I'm wondering how I'll ever buy my first earning $15 per hour. Screw her and the 'let them eat cake' attitude she has.

[Initech]

10. I really don't care, do U?

[mercuryblues]

11. Heidi Cruz

Net worth:

Heidi Cruz has an estimated net worth of about $4.5 million. Her primary source of income is her various role in the government. For several years, she served multiple positions during the tenure of George W. Bush as the president of the United States of America.

Ted Cruz net worth:


3.5 million


A combined net worth of 9 million. Hmmmm.

[Merlot]

29. Her net worth comes from her current job, not "multiple positions" in govt

She works for, I think it was goldman...I read the article late last night She's very well paid in wall street and really wants to move back to NY.

Very touching part of the article is when she was helping ted run for president her 7 uear old daughter asked her if the first lady got paid and upon learning that it was an unpaid position said it was a "bad deal." Little chip off the old block there.

[Butterflylady]

37. Oh my!!!

How do they get by. 9 mill probably puts them at the bottom of the ladder compared to other senators. Poor baby, must be tough.

[packman]

12. Oh, bullshit - That Senate salary is chump change

EVERYONE - I repeat - EVERYONE knows that it is lobbyist money and those "speaker" fees that buys the second house, vacations, cars, etc. How dumb is Heidi, or is Ted not telling her.

[Iggo]

38. She knows. She thinks you don't know. (n/t)

[Mr.Bill]

64. Don't forget the insider trading

that is legal for them. It's only illegal if they cut other people in on it.

[blogslut]

13. And them Limey eyes, they were eyein' the prize

That some people call manly footwear.
And they said you're from down south
And when you open your mouth
Son you always seem to put your foot there

[Johonny]

14. You ever notice how unhappy these rich GOPers are? Money can't buy happiness

these people would be miserable no matter how much is in the bank. They're just sad unhappy people at heart.

[blueinredohio]

15. Yeah, well most people can't afford the first house.

Much less a second one.

[Ohiogal]

16. I am sorry

I couldn't make it all the way through this article about poor Heidi.

[Merlot]

32. Oh, this article is a real turduckin of turds....

(to slightly misquote Stephan Colbert). It's actually got some wonderful hidden turds, uh, gems of info. Like that she feels the sacrifice is worth it when someone like kavanaugh gets appointed. Her politics are right in line with teds, and the article drops multiple hints about her running for office...becaue she's the likable one.

It's a gift with a nice shiney bow to the Beto campaign.

[Adrahil]

17. Splatter this all over Texas TV in an ad. NT

[LuckyCharms]

18. Then tell Ted to get a job in the private sector, Heidi.

Easy peasy.

[Paladin]

19. Boo-fucking-hoo. I'm not surprised it runs in the family. (nt)

[Botany]

20. Simple solution

If it is such a burden then don't run for the office.

[Raven]

21. She must be a real pleasure to live with. n/t

[Calculating]

24. People like her are truly loathsome

It's literally all about appearance and one-upping the neighbors. She wants to be able to talk about the amazing second house they'll be getting while she meets with the other ladies of high society. People like her are a prime example of that saying "money can't buy you happiness" It can certainly enable you to find happiness, but it will never solve core issues in life stopping you from being happy. Usually those issues are some combination of unfulfilled dreams/envy of others/unhappy home life.

[Merlot]

31. She's a highly paid wall street (in texas) executive...doubtful she wants to brag to

"other ladies of high society." More like she wants the high-powered lifestyle of others in her industry.

Just for kicks,the article does mention how she's redecorating their current "hovel." It also drops a lot of hints about her running for office becasue she's so "likable."

[ooky]

23. Greed.

Guess the home she already has isn't enough homes for Heidi.

[MagickMuffin]

25. So, TELL your husband to find another job

Easy-peasy, pretty pleaszee!

[Zing Zing Zingbah]

47. Yeah, really. LOL n/t

[MineralMan]

26. Well, Heidi, why don't you tell him to quit, then?

Surely he could get a higher-paying job closer to home, right? I mean, he's smart and resourceful, even if he's not the best-looking guy on the planet. There must be a high six-figure job for him there in Texas. He should just quit and go to work for someone who will pay him what you think he is worth.

And that second home? Why, everyone deserves to own two homes, right?

[handmade34]

27. just shutup Mrs. Ted

I really, really hate these people

[Submariner]

30. Poor poor Heidi

No "second" home!!??!??!!111!

[Basement Beat]

33. Well, we the people of the US Of A

encourages him to also enter the private sector right away.

[Stuart G]

34. Stupid is what .......Stupid IS........BUT...this one... really helped Beto...

as much as anything else..

[Iggo]

35. Hey, Heidi. Wanna trade bank accounts?

[nolabear]

36. I actually liked the article.

She sounds utterly miserable. “Sure, I just LOVE being superfluous. Look at the new wallpaper I just got to remind me of the life I really want!” If the irony of presenting her as keeping a stiff upper lip while seething inside was lost on the writer, it sure wasn’t on a whole lot of us.

Meanwhile I watched Beto and Amy livestream their drive across TX yesterday, laughing and telling the story about the blind squirrel their daughter is helping rehab, turning up the radio to rock out to the song that came on, reading Internet comments and howling with laughter. You know...humans.

[Mariana]

100. She clearly hates her life.

Not only does she sound utterly miserable, but it sounds like she's been utterly miserable for a very long time.

[LibDemAlways]

39. Typical Repuke entitlement. Doesn't give a shit

that there are millions in this country without a first home - people living on the street and in cars without access to a shower or a toilet. And Heidi, who no doubt has a luxurious first home, needs more? Fuck her.

[awesomerwb1]

42. Poor thing

thoughts and prayers. Hope Beto wins so then maybe Rafael can find a better job as a lobbyist...for Canada maybe?

[The Genealogist]

43. Womp womp

Thoughts and prayers to you, you poor poor baby. Only one house. Sad. Never mind that most Americans would be overjoyed to have that kind of income. Maybe learn some couponing skills, or shop at Aldi. I am sure there are plenty of people who could show you how to live somehow on that pittance.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

44. Dumb to say that in public...but true about salary.

[qazplm135]

45. Heidi, you get the Lizard Person you chose

not the Lizard Person you want.

[Coventina]

49. Wow! Time to oil up the guillotines!

[delisen]

50. Ted is free to leave the Seat and cash in anytime

We don't force people to serve in public office.

[TNLib]

51. Seems like a really dumb thing to say right before the election.

Maybe she wants him to loose.

[DFW]

52. I have a great idea how to help her

Tell Tedael to pull out of the race, resign his Senate seat, and go back to the private sector (if anyone will have him). Beto will be happy to try to survive on $174,000 a year (granted, not easy in neighborhoods where Senators usually live in DC and surrounding areas).

If Cruz should win re-election, just tell him to do what Republicans apparently perceive to be fiscally responsible: borrow as much as you possibly can with no intention of ever paying a cent of it back. Their president does it. Their Congress does it.

[phylny]

101. I really like "Tedael." Just thought I'd share that with you.

[DFW]

103. After six year of this clown, we tend to get creative

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

53. Allow me to play the sad song of my people for the poor, deprived Cruz family:

[Socal31]

54. Its easier to blow through that than you think.

That or I haven't grown up all the way yet.

[TwistOneUp]

55. How horrible for them! No second home? What a calamity!

Take a tour of downtown SF, where about 15k people do not have a First home.

No second home? Tough shit. Greedy effing pigs.

[TheCowsCameHome]

56. Well, cut back on Ted's Silly Putty makeup.

That'll be a start.

[GemDigger]

57. Life is a bitch Heidi. Get used to it.

However, I want to know about any offshore bank accounts? Money from Russians?

[SWBTATTReg]

58. I never thought someone bitching about making this amount of money would still fuss and moan...

especially when there are tons of folks who literally are struggling to eat, have a decent place to live, and trying to pay the utility bills. I just had a friend who lost his job recently, who had frostbite on some toes because he couldn't afford to have heat too in his small apartment.

They found him unconscious in the apartment, but not in time to save some of his toes. We are shocked and totally dismayed and upset and everything else, had any of us known we would of course helped in some ways (but he was too proud to say anything to anybody).

This bitching and moaning really tells you about the character of a person. Tells us about Ted Cruz and his wife, eh? God...

[TheCowsCameHome]

59. This is wonderful news for some neighborhood.

[janterry]

60. Why does he cash in on all the friends in his network

oh. wait. he has no friends.......

[Turin_C3PO]

61. Aww pobrecita.

Only one measly house. However will they go on!

[TygrBright]

62. That's *great*, Heidi! Thank you SO much! n/t

[Jimvanhise]

63. TONE DEAF

This is the reason Duncan Hunter Jr. gave for using campaign funds, because he couldn't live on 174,000 a year. Do they realize that most American's make only a fraction of that as their annual salary? A person earning the minimum wage makes less than $20,000 a year. These people are so out of touch with the reality of average Americans it is pitiful.

[Ginger42]

65. It's about time this country addressed this problem.

We really need to do something to help the second-homeless.

[NCjack]

66. We can empathize with Heidi -- Ted also screwed all of us. nt

[ck4829]

68. But... but... the Dow broke a new record!1!

[grantcart]

76. Dow lost another percent today lol

[ck4829]

78. LOL, it's what we're told when we say we're suffering

"Quit complaining libs, the Dow is at an all-time high"

If the high Dow is good enough for us, it should be for them too.

[NewJeffCT]

96. The Dow is up a whopping 2.68% for the year

closed 2017 at 24,719.22
closed today at 25,382.17

increase for the year is 2.6%

[MiniMe]

69. What a bitch

Between the 2 of you, you are probably getting at least $500k per year. That is a lifetime's earnings for some people.

[GoCubsGo]

70. Well, then tell the asshole to retire and find himself a nice lobbyist job.

Better yet, encourage everyone to vote for Beto on November 6th, and speed up the process.

[BillyBobBrilliant]

71. what?

https://www.celebritynetworth.com/richest-politicians/republicans/ted-cruz-net-worth/

[Dem_4_Life]

75. Poor Poor Heidi....

Well here is a solution just tell Ted to QUIT then he will be FREE to do any job that pays more and not stuck in a government job that only pays out a horrible $174,000 a year.

WOW she is so tone deaf.

[irisblue]

79. .

[muntrv]

80. Then Vote for Beto, Heidi.

[democratisphere]

81. Ted Cruz gets $174,000.00 for accomplishing nothing.

What a scam!

[Sanity Claws]

82. How do they represent the homeless and marginal?

Of course, they don't. The Cruz family doesn't give those people a thought.

[redstatebluegirl]

83. Gee Heidi, nobody promised you a Rose Garden..oops I guess he did.

[BlueJac]

84. Good news

sounds like you want to quit, crybaby!

[Snotcicles]

85. Can we put you down as a yes on raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour Heidi? nt

[NanceGreggs]

86. Maybe Heidi ...

... can put up a GoFundMe page. Even Caviar Helper isn't as cheap as it used to be.

[lame54]

87. Dump his free-loading ass

[Blue_Tires]

88. Yeah, but nobody ever dare accuse repubs of living in a bubble and being out of touch

[Timewas]

89. She

Doesn't want to admit to the extras from bribes

[Paladin]

90. She shares a bed with Ted Cruz.

Any revenge fantasies I harbor against Heidi Cruz are satisfied and of no further effect.

[kennetha]

91. 174K is actually nothing if you have to maintain places in both DC and Texas.

I don't know how expensive Houston is, but where I live, in Silicon Valley, 175K in family income would barely enable you to scrape buy. You probably couldn't afford your average 1500 sf starter home on a postage stamp lot with that income.

Truth is, we don't pay office holders nearly enough. That's one of the reason that mostly already rich people end up running for public office. Is that really what we want?

We need to stopped being so begrudging with the salaries of the people in government.

And while we are at it, we need to have public financing of elections.

Those two things would empower more people from more walks of life to consider running for office.

[haele]

95. And yet, there's Senators and Representatives who do this regularly.

True, not everyone was as lucky as Joe Biden, who would take the train home when he was in the Senate, but there's other places to live in the DC area other than Georgetown that are just as nice but far more affordable.
And there's always plenty of very nice "Rooms" and studio apartments for geographical bachelor legislators who want to save their money while in DC.
I work with more than a few military officers and high-level government workers who make less annually than a Senator (with all the bennies counted), and work in DC.
Oddly enough, most of the married ones have stay at home spouses to care for their kids, or spouses who only work part time to save on daycare - which is a huge expense in DC - if they don't have a nanny. And still, they live comfortably in some really nice neighborhoods - whether they've bought or are renting, and send their kids to nice private schools.

It's not about begrudging the salaries of government employees.
It's about pointing out a spouse who appears in public to act she's entitled to live like a Queen of Versailles due to her husband's position, and is more pissed because her husband gave up his rather lucrative legal and State government career to work in DC instead of acting as if being in public service with the Federal Government should be honor in itself. That's the sacrifice to be made when you've made the choice to be elected to work in DC. Perhaps she thought she should be getting lobbyist money to live on, or using campaign coffers to fund a lavish lifestyle she appears to think she should be living? If so, she really should have kept it to herself; otherwise, she just looks like a sorry married for money and fame.

Cruz is from Texas - not in a high cost state like California or Connecticut. And I'm sure they have very good credit. His salary, as much of a pittance as it is, should be enough that he can keep residence in both DC and Texas fairly comfortably, if he and his family aren't addicted to living like a Jersey mobster who just got promoted to Consiglieri. If they want a second home in Texas, if Ms. Cruz still has a job, there shouldn't be any problem at all.
Admittedly, property taxes there can be a bit high depending on where one lives (local taxes vary), but property and housing itself is still reasonably inexpensive - compared to a lot of other exclusive areas in other states.

Haele

[borgesian]

92. lol. She is bitter about being the breadwinner.

Some women just don't like that. Poor Ted. Maybe he can write a book, hold a bake sale...

[Gothmog]

94. Vote for Beto and end this problem

[SammyWinstonJack]

97. Aww,

[Takket]

98. these are the people poor whites vote for because "elitists libtards" don't relate to

the "common man".

[enid602]

99. Socks

Having a second home would be the only way I could even consider living with that piece of shit. His dirty socks alone would merit a separate house.

[JHan]

104. This is so sad, Alexa play Despacito

[ck4829]

105. Kick