Lighten up Francis. It is a one half of one percent raise. This coming on the heels of a three year pay freeze. Given inflation, Federal employees actually make about six or seven percent less (in real dollars) then they did when Obama took office. Plus with the tax increases from Obama care and the increase in payroll taxes, the take home will again for the fourth year in a row go down. I know you think the whole Federal Government should shut down (like air traffic controllers, air marshals, NTSB, CIA, NSA, FBI, etc.) but lets not get too bent out of shape over a one half of one percent “raise”:
http://www.usinflationcalculator.com/inflation/current-inflation-rates/
Lighten up?! More executive fiat, blowing $$ we don’t have, on ‘employees’ that should be out a friggin’ JOB. Whole departments should be zero’d out and let loose, but not word one I’ve heard on that wish-list.
But, don’t worry that D.C. is the fastest growing employer, the largest $$ shift in the country, etc. It’s not like they can’t just PRINT more, eh?!
Next time, we might actually be talking about real $$$. Lighten up my hairy white ass!