Jason Chaffetz thinks federal lawmakers need a massive monthly stipend added to their $174,000 annual salary in order to cover housing. Unsurprisingly, he’s making this call just days before he exits Congress.
The timing is no accident. Politicians tend to speak with more honesty when they’re lame ducks — and they honestly believe that they deserve more money.
Part of the desire for more cash is ego, but part of it makes a bit of sense. Being a member of Congress is expensive, considering that members are expected to live in the state the represent while they work in Washington D.C. This requires either two mortgages or a rental or two just to work. It’s not uncommon to hear about many representatives sleeping in their offices to avoid the added expense their job requires.
But that doesn’t alleviate the fact that Americans are in no mood to hear them ask for more money when they already make so much — particularly while their approval ratings are so low and so many Americans are trying desperately to find good paying work.
Jason Chaffetz is on the way out, though, so he doesn’t mind the optics.
See how much more money he thinks his fellow lawmakers need on the next page:
They deserve a rope around their crooked$#%&!@*necks
No way. They make to much now. Over paid now
People struggling on social security need it more than they do
Already paid way to much
Bull
365 days in a year & YOU asshats work only 1/3 of those days ! YOU make to much already for doing NOTHING !
No
Congress deserves a suspension of their pay until they actually do something for the American people.
Hell no. Give Americans a tax break, give seniors on SS a good raise instead of illegals.
Oh hell no Americans are struggling to pay for a modest home and they the Congress need more money so they can pay to have more than one ???? Chavez has absolutely lost his mind all the while The President is cutting costs