Members of the U.S. House, including all four Kansans, deserve credit for voting 398-24 Wednesday to forgo their automatic pay raise for 2010, leaving most members’ annual salary at $174,000 through that year. That’s a far cry from what Congress did in the Great Depression, when it cut its own pay by 10 percent in 1932 and 5.5 percent in 1933. But it signals that lawmakers understand the lousy symbolism of taking automatic tax-funded raises on Capitol Hill amid an avalanche of job losses across the country.
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It’s no surprise a lot of Republicans went with the Democratic party. The Democrats were going to forgo the payraise even if all Republicans voted for it. Since the Republicans didn’t want to look especially greedy, for a change, they voted with the Democrats. If the Democrats were in the minority the Republicans would have gone ahead with the raise as they did when they were doubling the debt.
Is this their way of also saying “we get it!”.
Are you telling me congress Actually gets PAID?
I thought they were a “tax exempt” volunteer group.
What no pay raise for Congress it should be a reduction for such a poor job they all do.
The Crats in Congress will get their palms greased in other ways, they don’t need no stinkin’ pay raise.
Gosh I wonder how they will ever be able to feed their families on only $174,000 a year. At the rate they work and the results of their labor, they don’t deserve half that.
If you are waiting on them to be shamed into not taking it, don’t hold your breath. They have no shame. If you want to know how they really feel, read Mike Burgess’ letter to the editor in today’s paper.
Dennis
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Posted February 27, 2009 at 8:30 am | Permalink
The Crats in Congress will get their palms greased in other ways, they don’t need no stinkin’ pay raise.
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Unlike those morally superior Republicans – right? I read where K-Street is again in high gear. Guess who is pushing that lobbying scheme again????? Is Jack Abramhoff due out of prison any time soon so he can again lead his loyal followers?
Regular – if you think it is only Democrats greasing their palms – then you really do live in a fantasy world.
BTW – have you had to furnish any more of your own pencils lately? I know how you hated doing that and you blamed Carter for it.
I’m surprised the pay raise wasn’t slipped into the stimulus package that no one read.
Jack Abramhoff was an equal opportunity briber toefungus, I mean totoinks.
And then they wonder why we don’t trust them! This is a group of people who are EXACTLY like the fat cats on Wall Street. They pay themselves bonus (or a raise) regardless of their productivity (or lack thereof).
In hard times like these, to vote themselves a raise is a slap in the face to hard working, tax paying Americans. Shame on them. Bravo to the few of voted against this.
Didn’t Tom Delay conduct all of his business on K street?
Well, Erika, I don’t know. The ones who voted against it knew there was no chance it wouldn’t pass. I suspect they’ll take their raise along with the rest of them and still get the chance to brag that they voted against it.
And yes, I dislike being so cynical. But life tends to do that to us.
Dennis
Speakin of Delay when’s the scumbag going to have his trial for money laundering?
Forgoing pay raise strictly political, those voting for it will have it used against them in next campaign.
Film at -11.
“Jack Abramhoff was an equal opportunity briber toefungus, I mean totoinks.”
Yeah, he’d bribe any Republican. No Democrats received donations from this guy.
http://newsgroups.derkeiler.com/Archive/Soc/soc.retirement/2006-01/msg00427.html
totally insignificant symbolism for the mindless masses…perks returning from their BAILOUT BUDDIES will more than offset any or all pay reductions & still leave the stupid taxpayer voters grandkids with the bill
No excuses folks . . . . .
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