[Poundstone]

I don't care whether members of Congress get a pay raise or not. But as a federal employee, I'm very interested in ensuring rank-and-file federal employees get their annual pay raise. Fortunately, the measure mentioned in this article affects only members of Congress and Supreme Court justices -- federal employees' raises are contained in a separate provision which is part of the spending bill for all federal agencies. So I'm certain we'll get our raises come January!

[staytrue]

Frankly, the rank and file should get a pay raise only after they fire about 1/3 of the incompetents there who do virtually nothing.

[Beagle8U]

"Fortunately, the measure mentioned in this article affects only members of Congress and Supreme Court justices -- federal employees' raises are contained in a separate provision which is part of the spending bill for all federal agencies. So I'm certain we'll get our raises come January!"

Fortunately ( for you ) I'm not in Congress to introduce a bill that would put your wages, raises, and benefits to a vote of the people ( taxpayers you work for ).

Government employees now bargain with OTHER Government employees to determine what they will be paid by a third party ( taxpayers ), that is insane!

Its like union workers asking the president of the union how much they should be paid with someone else's money!

[Hostage]

Why do you think you deserve a raise? Or is that question never asked?