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In reply to the discussion: Obama Gives Members Of Congress A Pay Raise [View all]zabet
(6,793 posts)18. That is wrong...
...not what you posted. It is wrong that their pay raises are automatic. Where is their performance review from the people they work for...their constituents. Their constituents should be the ones to vote on their congress critter's pay raises....they put that critter there to represent them. If the critter gets a poor review from his/her constituents...they should get no pay raise.
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"Under current law, pay increases are determined by a cost-of-living formula...
SidDithers
Dec 2012
#16
Too late...the O-haters have reached full-poutrage mode. It must run its course now.
tjwash
Dec 2012
#19
Congressional pay raises are automatic unless they specifically vote to stop it.
NYC Liberal
Dec 2012
#12
Because Congress voted specifically to stop it for those years. They failed to do so this year.
NYC Liberal
Dec 2012
#14
Congress should be allotted a pay CUT - to ZERO. Until and unless...
ProfessionalLeftist
Dec 2012
#17