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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Coniving bastards!
WHAT DUMB ASS WOULD ASK THIS QUESTION!!! Oh wait the dumb ass DEMOCRATIS FOOLS ARE THE ONES WANTING MORE MONEY. So the can afford the ACA!!!!!
Obama just gave them a raise the latter part of last year! Greedy pigs! They get paid very well for a part time job!
Hell no
go home sit down and shut up, you’ve already screwed up enough for what you did get paid for
Dumb ASS do nothing Ass Holes
Hell no…
If they compared themselves to farmers then yes, but farmers produce something while politicians are in the Business of losing something.
I think his name is moron ???
would love to know how he would like living on an ss salary