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REP. Jim Moran (D) of VA, believes that congress men are underpaid. Is $174,000 underpaid? see the link for more. http://www.myfoxdc.com/story/25165208/rep-jim-moran-members-of-congress-are-underpaid
In an interview Thursday, Virginia Democrat Jim Moran said members of Congress are underpaid, and some can't afford to "live decently" while working in Washington, D.C. <br>
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I agree with the other comments; members of Congress make more than enough money and should be more worried about solving the myriad of other legislative issues on the table. This is just a sign of mis-allocated priorities and greed
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The person must of lost his mind, they don’t need a pay
raise. Congress already gets very nice salary for working on Capitol Hill for
less than six months a year. Plus a very large portion of Congress has a second
income from books, public speaking events, and other endorsements. So to say
Congress needs a pay raise is just out of this world.
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Sadly, most have forgotten what the definition of 'Public Service' is ... they show more reverence for the mighty dollar than they do for Joe Q. Citizen much less Cpl Male. The majority if not every single congressman has lost the mind frame of a Davey Crockett who served his country, then represented his state, worked hard to do that, then left office to return to his country.
Do any of the Washington government crowd DESERVE a raise? I'm not convinced they are anywhere close to earning that privilege.
Do any of the Washington government crowd DESERVE a raise? I'm not convinced they are anywhere close to earning that privilege.
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What they deserve is this - everyone currently holding office should be voted out at the next election. Also, change the terms to one - maybe that way they will try to do their best to show that they did what they were voted in for.
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CPT Richard Riley
MSG Since the constitution (with amendments) allocates two terms for president, I could permit two terms for a congressman but not go beyond that.
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Take an enlisted soldier's pay (average it), and minus 10% and that should be their pay. And if the soldiers' pay gets lowered, so does theirs.
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I know but it shouldn't be up to them. If they don't like it then don't take the "job". :D
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I say, lets cut their salaries and benefits to those of a SFC, and, every time that they cut veterans benefits, lets apply the same standard to them.
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My response to that is that I feel the career politicians deserve a pay decrease, to 0%. Career politicians have lost their way and lost the connection to the people they represent. Start paying congress people the average American salary and lets see how quick they fix jobs, pay issues, welfare, corporate tax breaks, etc.
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Let them try to live on 'minimum wage' like the majority of the country - they wouldn't even except the job then.
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I believe they should follow what George Washington wanted when he was sworn in as President, only to reimbursed his expenses. These people are public servants and should not be earning more then half the population they represent. They should seriously re-evaluate what they are truly doing inside the beltway if they think they need to get paid more; especially when it comes to controlling our enormous debt and budget deficits.
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Only one thing for sure - eliminate their 'so called junkets (trips)' for fact finding. For the most part they are travelling at our expense with nothing to show but having a good time. Let them use the good money they are being paid by us to fund their trips with no reimbursement - they make enough it wouldn't even hurt their bottom line.
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They are NOT underpaid. In fact, the majority are overpaid. Many of them are millionaires.
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TSgt Wesley R. Forsberg
I agree with you SSG Redondo, especially with speaking deals at local universities and different books they write, and so on...if anything, they should be taking the pay cut when this session is up
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SSG Reid, yes, I am aware of that. It comes up a few times every year since I have been in (22 years) and it probably has before that too. To be honest, I believe overall the military is adequately compensated although there are some who ARE underpaid while there are SOME who are truly overpaid. We have all seen those. The ones who are clearly overpaid is all 546 in office right now, including the very few good ones.
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http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-01-10/millionaires-club-in-u-s-congress-is-the-new-50-percent.html
I don't think they have anything to worry about.
I don't think they have anything to worry about.
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