Apparently, getting paid $174,000 to work less than six months out of the year isn’t enough for these greedy politicians in Congress. The $174,000 yearly salary for the scum in congress is of course paid for with your tax dollars. Those in leadership positions like majority or minority leader and of course the Speaker of the House get paid even more. Now both Democrats and Republicans are trying to jack up their tax payer funded salaries yet again to get more money for working less.
As usual, the left wing media is running a defense of these congress scum actually defending their greedy and demanding of a pay raise and cost of living increases, because real estate in the DC area is just “so expensive.” If anyone deserves a pay raise, it’s the military, not the scum in DC.
| Republicans and Democrats working together – to give themselves a pay raise |
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Still, housing costs in the Washington area are skyrocketing — most lawmakers maintain two homes — and the annual salary of $174,000 doesn’t go so far in the face of 10 years of inflation, not to speak of soaring college tuition and other costs. Concern is rising that some members are struggling to keep up. Had members taken the pay raises over the past decade, salaries would be in the range of $208,000 or so.
“It’s been more than a decade,” said House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif. “I’ve got members who are leaving over this.”
McCarthy says he’s open to the idea but hasn’t given it much attention.
But many rank-and-file lawmakers recoil when asked about taking their pay hike. The most recent foregone raise would have been $4,000, and the estimated raise for next year would be in that ballpark.