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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You got it right Thomas , I think the Majority of people feel the same
out of control.
then go get a job. you are paid to much for all the good it does, nil.
What C**p!!!!
no…..they all good parts even nice homeshelter and good meals and good benefits…what more they need unless the party members of underground parties and companies help them to maintain high value in Congress while they get good investment from other companies’ brides….
oh that right right you would have to work more than 6 month a year. and you would have to produce and you couldn’t take. ass hole
Retire his ass.
What a DICK !!!
No I don’t think they should get a raise.
“Wise men speak because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something.”
Plato