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
Photo: Cliff on Flickr
hell no
10% approval rating – should only be getting 10% of what they make now. They are not earning what they make now.. It is a privilege to serve so they should not be paid.
If they got a dollar a day they would be grossly OVERPAID!!!!!!!
When you start working more, then it would be ok to pay you more, oh I forgot you don’t know how to work, you’ve never had to.
You don’t spend enough time doing work for the people to be underpaid.
HELL NO!!!!!
Why pay them at all. They sure don’t earn it. Pay should definetly be cut
NO they are afraid of their boss so the got to go
no
why doesn’t a psycho with an A-15 find his way into Congress…no one would bat an eye…