Posted on Jun 13, 2014
What is your perspective on the pay/benefits that the suits on Capitol Hill receive? Too much? Not enough?
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Every other day it seems that I either read about or hear on the news about another "possible" cut to our hard earned benefits. Is it possible that our government actually feels/considers our pay/benefits outweigh the amount of strain on our budget than theirs?? As a Msgt in the US Air Force my annual pay at the end of 2012 was roughly $62k if that much even with added benefits. After retirement, I am now fortunate to get a quarter of that after uncle sugar takes his cut. So, unless my math is just as bad, I don't see it nearly close to what our congressman, senators and other high level politicians are pulling in now even after retirement. Please don't get me wrong folks, I respect our elected officials. I just don't feel they have a firm grasp on math much less reality. Just a thought from an aging/concerned veteran.
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Well they were never constitutionally authorized to give themselves a raise, a retirement, life time secret service protection, medical benefits, etc etc; however we trusted them and failed to purge them out before they figured out how to screw the taxpayers money and circumnavigate the constitution
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Desertion is such a dispicable crime I do not believe that a few year in prison is enough. The loss of life, limb, and sanity suffered while doing the right thing will effect us and our families left behind forever, Just a slap on the wrist is hardly enough. I bet that he won't own a mirror for some time.
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If you want more $$ run for office not for PT. And you get to keep your mil retired pay! Otherwise, people who do hard labor of any type--hands on equipment or boots on the ground--always seem to get paid less than most elected federal officials whether we are at McBurger or McAirForce. We'd be happy if Congress labored harder on our behalf or even were paid only when Congress was in session as we believe was originally intended. We seem to be fine within the military system that has a pay structure on a lower scale. That is, an E-7 has lower promo selection rates and lower pay than an 0-5, even when both people have college degrees. And an E-1, of course, makes far, far, less. It is the way of things in status and tenure system. Risking your life in a war zone is indeed far more dangerous than risking our lives in the beltway, except perhaps, at rush hour. Higher pay for risk and responsibility will never be enough. Whether in or out of uniform, is there not a point where we cannot and should not pay for patriotism?
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