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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They don’t work a 40 hour week, they don’t work a full year, they $#%&!@*- up our country and those $#%&!@*ing idiots think they deserve a rise , $#%&!@* them.
over paid to do nothing but set on there fannies
Hell Freak’in NO!
not with all the moneys they waste and hide in slush funds.
I think they are over paid. Benefits are overdone as well.
way overpaid they should receive the same pay as mid level management
i want a job where i get paid for warming a chair and voting on stuff i havent read and know nothing about. then theres all the bribes and ‘favor’ gratuities.
They were never supposed to be paid. They were only supposed to get a stipend. Who gave them salaries?
Should make as much as a teacher…..
No, we shouldn’t even have congress or a president. Their like leaches in the White House, who needs a leach ????????.