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House votes to give itself pay raise

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http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/09/15/congress.payraise.ap/index.html

I don't think they should be able to do this. This is like a network marketing company run by network marketers making decisions for their own benefit not the little guys..

This shit pisses me off....

Teachers and police officers are squeaking by trying to make ends meet and these fucking politicians are raking in 150k...

Rhino

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lets not forget the soldiers out dying in the mess those same politicians create..

if this really suprises you your forgetting the one great prinicple that the US government functions under..

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Technically they didn't vote to give themselves a pay raise. They are included in the automatic yearly civil servants pay raise. They voted AGAINST a measure to remove them from that and have a separate vote about their own pay.

That being said, it doesn't go into effect until next year and there's an election before that. If you think what they did was wrong, consider that when deciding for whom to vote.

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unfortunately it doenst matter whos butt is in the chair he's still going to get paid an awful lot more than any one that does any real work for the government...

honestly IMO elected officials should have their expenses paid and then be given a salary above that based on the average income for the jurisdiction they represent...

i think you'd find the lawyers leaving the profession like rats from a sinking food crate...
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Yep, and one of my Ex's father who was a doctor took a huge pay cut to become elected to the House.

I did'nt understand it at first but when you have to keep two residences the living expences add up quick. You need to live in the district you represent and you need a place to live in DC.
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You need to live in the district you represent and you need a place to live in DC.
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Isn't the DC residence compliments of taxpayers? Along with travel expenses between your district & DC?

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This shit pisses me off....

Teachers and police officers are squeaking by trying to make ends meet and these fucking politicians are raking in 150k...

Rhino



Which is a lot less than they'd make working for private industry as vice presidents, lawyers, etc.

If you're worried about paying them personally, the house salaries are only .004% of the budget.

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