Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Their Annual Salary is WHAT?!

Taken directly from a Facebook comment after Representative Ron Paul called for support for his co-authored bill to eliminate pay increases in the House...

Tonight, a House of Reps. bill that freezes congressional pay will come up for vote under Suspension. Everyone should take note on how their own representatives vote on this - during a recession, when many people are getting pay freezes or even laid off, our Congressmen, who are already paid $174K/yr, should be willing to forgo raises. Remember the names of those who vote against this, and FIRE them come November.

Excuse me?! *cough* Almost choked there... $174,000 annually?!

I SERIOUSLY am in the wrong line of work. I could be lying, mistreating, and living on some amazing benefits and STILL have that for an annual salary? No wonder that "Average Joe" Scott 'whatever-his-last-name-was' in Massachusetts wanted the job...

They don't need to stop pay raises, they need to take a pay cut! Get on the phones, and start demanding your Senators and Representatives either take a pay cut, or start earning their checks, doing what we the constituents tell them to do.

2 comments:

GunDiva said...

Wow. I'm definitely in the wrong business.

Jennifer said...

GD - I don't think I have enough BS in me to have the job...