Republicans Look to Give Themselves a Pay Raise After Securing Benefit Cuts for the Poor
Republicans Look to Give Themselves a Pay Raise After Securing Benefit Cuts for the Poor
"This is outrageous," said one critic. "Democrats should raise hell over this."
After taking the global economy hostage to secure painful cuts to aid programs and other federal spending, House Republicans are proposing a pay raise for themselves and other members of Congress for the coming fiscal year.
Roll Callreported Thursday that under spending legislation approved by the Republican-controlled House Appropriations Committee last month, members of Congress "would stand to receive a 4.6%, or $8,000, pay increase" in 2024. Most members of Congress currently make an annual salary of $174,000, putting them in the top 10% of U.S. earners.
"Lawmakers last received a cost-of-living increase in 2009," the outlet noted, "but House Republicans left out the traditional language blocking a cost-of-living increase for members from this year's Legislative Branch bill."
Pulling themselves up by our bootstraps.
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I came here to argue this was good from a corruption standpoint, but decided to do some research first and changed my view. https://blogs.worldbank.org/africacan/higher-salaries-can-worsen-corruption
This is about petty corruption. You cannot compare police officers in Ghana to US congress people.
Or can you? ...