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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Underpaid my $#%&!@*in ass!
Personally, I think minimum wage is too high for our current congressman and Pres.
ridiculous
how about getting something done besides bull$#%&!@* c**p,i think you all get paid to much for the little you do,most of you are traitors of the people and should be in jail,f- off
This POS is out of his f***ing mind.
They are over paid for doing nothing except screwing the American people to further their own agendas.
no they make more then most people.
no they make more then most people.
for the lousy job they do they should be assassinated !!!!!
He deserves to be fired. He should be thankful he has a job. They all need to take a big cut in pay to reduce the deficit. They need to stop messing with Social Security, let those radical Islamic countries fight their own battles and stop funding them. All pay raises and golden parachute pensions should be suspended until the deficit is under control. They all need to start getting serious about fixing the mess they made or look for a different occupation.