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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NO! FIRE THEM ALL.
Way over paid to sit on their asses and do nothing
they r paid way to much if we did bad work at our jobs they wont give us a raise they fire us, but thes idiots want more money. 2 words $#%&!@* NO
No way
They haven’t done anything to earn what they get now, why would they need a pay raise
you got to be kidding me, what a bunch of c**p this is
Overpaid!! Considering half of them don’t do their jobs anyway,
NO !
If they were paid for their job performance they wouldn’t get anything & would all be fired with no pensions.
MORON GO GET A REAL JOB