At over three times the median U.S. household income, this Democratic congressman thinks he and his fellow representatives deserve a raise.
Rep. Jim Moran (D., Va.) told CQ Roll Call members of Congress are “underpaid” and he plans to introduce an amendment to correct the injustice.“I understand that it’s widely felt that they underperform, but the fact is that this is the board of directors for the largest economic entity in the world,” he said.
While that claim is not technically true (the European Union is the largest economic entity in the world), let’s assume for a moment that being on the U.S. “board of directors” should warrant a raise for Congress.
Congressional salaries have been frozen since 2010, but regular members still pull in $174,000 per year – more than triple the 2013 median U.S. household income of $52,000. Leadership positions are compensated higher.
Additionally, the “board of directors” has not exactly been delivering for their “shareholders.” Unemployment remains a staggering 6.7 percent, and the labor participation rate hovers at historical lows.
Source: Washington Free Beacon
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Way over paid
way over paid and think too much of your selves
They are overpaid
no on the contrary ide say most are way Over paid .
pay them minimal wage because they don’t do a damn this for us
GROSSLY overpaid – and aren’t even held accountable for not showing up to actually DO the job(s) they were elected to do – disgusts me!!
WAY OVERPAID AND MOST DON’T SHOW UP. THEY DO NOT HAVE THE RIGHT TO VOTE THEMSELVES A PAY RAISE EITHER, I CERTAINLY DON’T. V
THEIR PAY SHOULD BE CUT IN HALF NOT INCREASED
He has to be stupid.
Awesome post.