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bluevoter4life

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8. Federal employee here

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Wed Jan 16, 2013, 06:28 PM

Jan 2013

Our union and Administrator sent out an e-mail informing us that this is what is going on. GOP= Anti-American, Anti-taxpayer, anti-economy, anti-worker. Not that this comes as any surprise to anyone.

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House to vote to continue federal pay freeze [View all] Judi Lynn Jan 2013 OP

Government workers are tax payers. upaloopa Jan 2013 #1

Not really surprised! atreides1 Jan 2013 #2

Again, on the backs of the working people. Classy. gateley Jan 2013 #3

congress is full of crap SAY Jan 2013 #4

Congress can reject their own pay raise and let the other Federal Employees have their raise. John2 Jan 2013 #5

IMO our federal elected officials are the ones that deserve a swift pay cut and freeze. cstanleytech Jan 2013 #6

Bastards! pinboy3niner Jan 2013 #7

Federal employee here bluevoter4life Jan 2013 #8

I think the larger issue is, what's up with those 0.5-1% raises? DaveJ Jan 2013 #9

And of course they will be turning down the pay increase for Congress MiniMe Jan 2013 #10

.......while they push for more good-buddy,no-bid,no oversight privitization contracts. Rain Mcloud Jan 2013 #11

Be worse for DoD civil servants if the squestration goes through ProgressiveProfessor Jan 2013 #12