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:
Yeah Jason, first get us old folks a cost of living raise. We haven’t had one for a few years. You Jason want a raise since you’re leaving Congress. I’m sure you’ve raked in plenty extra money from lobbyists while you’ve been in that cushy do nothing job.
Agreed
NUTS
No Congress does not deserve a raise! Americans can’t get a tax break, your nor paying back the money you stole out of Social Security, your not moving Trumps agenda forward, you are not passing anything that helps the American people, you take way to many days off, you have way to many special entitlements, you can’t cut the size of Government, you can’t cut spending, you support lawlessness….and I can go on and on….No raises, you should be paying the American people for doing such a crappy job!
BS no they don’t !!!
Senior citizens deserve a raise before Congress. Haven’t had a raise in three years or more. Congress can vote the amount of raise where senior citizens have to take whatever social security wants to give them. Also the government needs to pay back the monies it has used from social security.
You need to stay in Washington and actually work ( too many days off) before asking for s raise!!!!
No to Congress raise
Get rid if the fucking penalty tax for not having health are. My fucking premium went up $1476 from 2016 to 2017. WTF us going to happen for 2018? But you want s raise? AZ was the worst state for the 61% published rate.$#%&!@*your raises.
What:?? You mean Soros stopped giving you money to do what he wants you to do??? Wow! I am shocked!