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Trump blocks pay raise for 1.5 million federal workers, calls for no increase next year
Washington Examiner ^
| Aug. 30, 2018
Posted on 08/30/2018 12:15:29 PM PDT by deplorableindc
President Trump on Thursday blocked an automatic pay raise for 1.5 million federal workers, and asked Congress to pass legislation with no increase next year for employees covered by the General Schedule pay system.
Federal agency budgets cannot sustain such increases, Trump wrote in a Thursday letter to congressional leaders, a formality that blocks an automatic 2.1 percent raise from taking effect in January under the Federal Employees Pay Comparability Act.
"I have determined that for 2019, both across‑the‑board pay increases and locality pay increases will be set at zero," Trump wrote.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...
TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; US: District of Columbia; US: Maryland; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: awesome; civilservice; federalemployees; governmentspending; maga; schadenfreude; winning
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To: deplorableindc
Good. Biggest majority of the Federal government is inefficient and a waste of time, space and money anyway.
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posted on
08/30/2018 12:17:15 PM PDT
by
Durbin
To: deplorableindc
VA just got harder to carry.
To: deplorableindc
Trump showing leadership where no others would dare to tread.
Go Trump!
To: Altura Ct.
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posted on
08/30/2018 12:18:15 PM PDT
by
mplc51
To: deplorableindc
It’s not like he’ll lose any votes over it! I’m sure 95% of them are libs.
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posted on
08/30/2018 12:18:33 PM PDT
by
albie
To: deplorableindc
This is rather schadenfreude-ish ;-)
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posted on
08/30/2018 12:18:39 PM PDT
by
tomkat
To: deplorableindc
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posted on
08/30/2018 12:20:00 PM PDT
by
rhinohunter
(Dear Mr. Trump: I'm still not tired of winning)
To: deplorableindc
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posted on
08/30/2018 12:20:07 PM PDT
by
Vendome
(I've Gotta Be Me https://youtu.be/wH-pk2vZGw2M)
To: deplorableindc
watch em all plead poverty and kick and scream- meanwhile- disabled and elderly who get as low as $700 month didn’t get any raises for nearly 8 years of obama term
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posted on
08/30/2018 12:20:10 PM PDT
by
Bob434
To: deplorableindc
And this will be blocked by a Federal judge in how many second?
F’ing out-of-control bastards!
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posted on
08/30/2018 12:20:25 PM PDT
by
DJ Frisat
(Hey, what happened to my clever tag line?!)
To: deplorableindc
The letter likely will have little impact on prospects for a raise in January, since it merely repeats a position the White House has taken numerous times this year, beginning with its budget proposal in February. The final decision will be made as part of the congressional budget process if House members and senators agree on a pay hike before the end of the year, Trumps letter will be moot and a raise will take place anyway.
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posted on
08/30/2018 12:20:38 PM PDT
by
Drango
(A liberal's compassion is limited only by the size of someone else's wallet.)
To: JohnBrowdie
Because they voted for President Trump in droves the last time around?
I know teachers who voted for Chris Chrsitie TWICE
Not everyone public employee is a self serving, money grubbing, unionized, piece of shiat. Some do look at the bigger picture and understand what is going on and what needs to be done.
To: albie
He can introduce merit pay or performance based pay for the other 5% . . . you know, sort of like us schlubs who work in the private sector.
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posted on
08/30/2018 12:22:04 PM PDT
by
Vigilanteman
(ObaMao: Fake America, Fake Messiah, Fake Black man. How many fakes can you fit into one Zer0?)
To: tomkat
Most over paid people in the country...they produce nothing..Trump needs to start getting rid of some department if he holds the house
first up education..
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posted on
08/30/2018 12:22:07 PM PDT
by
Hojczyk
To: deplorableindc
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posted on
08/30/2018 12:23:05 PM PDT
by
READINABLUESTATE
(But if thought corrupts language, language can also corrupt thought.- George Orwell)
To: deplorableindc
I work 3 days a week....in a hospital.
I've not had a raise in 7 or 8 years.
I make good money...working there.
But...I've lost money in the last 7-8 years.....What's a COLA? Ha!!
About time...someone cut back on automatic raises for GOV workers............
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posted on
08/30/2018 12:23:18 PM PDT
by
Osage Orange
(Whiskey Tango Foxtrot)
To: JohnBrowdie
VA just got harder to carry.
The cancerous tumor complaining when its blood supply is cut off isn't a reason not to remove it.
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posted on
08/30/2018 12:23:46 PM PDT
by
SpaceBar
To: deplorableindc
I dont think this affects Step Increases.
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posted on
08/30/2018 12:25:17 PM PDT
by
blueunicorn6
("A crack shot and a good dancer")
To: SpaceBar
No raise means no paycheck if the Government shuts down.
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posted on
08/30/2018 12:26:39 PM PDT
by
DIRTYSECRET
(urope. Why do they put up with this.)
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