Jason Chaffetz thinks federal lawmakers need a massive monthly stipend added to their $174,000 annual salary in order to cover housing. Unsurprisingly, he’s making this call just days before he exits Congress.
The timing is no accident. Politicians tend to speak with more honesty when they’re lame ducks — and they honestly believe that they deserve more money.
Part of the desire for more cash is ego, but part of it makes a bit of sense. Being a member of Congress is expensive, considering that members are expected to live in the state the represent while they work in Washington D.C. This requires either two mortgages or a rental or two just to work. It’s not uncommon to hear about many representatives sleeping in their offices to avoid the added expense their job requires.
But that doesn’t alleviate the fact that Americans are in no mood to hear them ask for more money when they already make so much — particularly while their approval ratings are so low and so many Americans are trying desperately to find good paying work.
Jason Chaffetz is on the way out, though, so he doesn’t mind the optics.
See how much more money he thinks his fellow lawmakers need on the next page:
Why can’t they stay in their own state and use all this fabulous communications available to them to keep in touch and do their business? They do have computers and smart phones, don’t they? That way they would be closer to their constituents and might get their heads out of the DC clouds back down to reality.
When you start doing the job we’re already paying you for instead of fighting us and PRESIDENT Trump tooth and nail, we’ll think about it.
As soon as they balance the budget with rasing any fees or taxes.
CONGRESS DESERVES TO BE REMOVED FROM OFFICE!
They’ve done NOTHING BUT OBSTRUCT & CALL FOR VIOLENCE & MURDER SINCE CAMPAIGN!
DO YOUR JOBS OR GET THE HELL OUT OF “OUR” CAPITOL HILL & DON’T LET THE DOOR HIT YOU IN OUR HE$#%&!@*ON YOUR WAY OUT SCUMBAGS!
Like hell thats tax payer money,Gov. makes way too much as it stands now.
Their all lucky they have a job, ..they don’t do anything to deserve what their paid now.
Get a real job. Check out how many hours you work for the people in week and check wages with middle class workers, or even like me , how much we get from S.S. I WOULD TRADE YOUR WAGES FOR A YEAR, than say you need a raise. You are no better than most people here in America, in fact you are not better than any one
A raise for what. You don’t do anything
yeah the elderly need a damn pay raise also not you all-you make enough already.
No, get off tht Kmart crack