Posted on 03/15/2022 9:33:25 AM PDT by rktman
Amid economic turmoil for the American people, their representatives in Washington gave their offices a double-digit raise this month even as the average American worker finds their real wages decreasing due to inflation that outpaces wages at new.
If you missed Congress giving itself a little pat on the back, that's understandable — members aren't likely to tout outside the beltway how they're filling their own office coffers, plus the funding increase for congressional offices was just one part of the 2,700+ page omnibus bill that funded the U.S. government to the tune of some $1.5 trillion.
As RollCall explains, "the $5.9 billion fiscal 2022 Legislative Branch funding portion would substantially boost the office budgets of House members" and "would provide $774.4 million for the Members Representational Allowance, known as the MRA, which funds the House office budgets for lawmakers, including staffer salaries."
The increased taxpayer funding for congressional offices is $134.4 million more than was allocated in the last fiscal year — a 21 percent increase — according to the House Appropriations Committee summary. In addition, congressional offices on the House side get $18.2 million for paid internships.
(Excerpt) Read more at townhall.com ...
Republicrats.
$174,000 in 2009 would be $230,000 today if adjusted for inflation.
Tell you what, I'll go along with the raise, but only if we also subject them to means testing.
If a congressman's or senator's net worth is more than than ten times the congressional salary, then they get zero. If it is more than 20 times, they also get zero officeholder expense allotments.
Insider trading must not be paying off like they expected loopholes in action.
Too late now.
Donkey tooth occasional cortex is worth every penny
They don’t care, it was the same thing with the masks and mandates they were consistently caught NOT FOLLOWING the mandates they implemented they DON’T GIVE A DAMN what we think, we are now being ruled by oligarchs WAKE THE HELL UP!! This republic no longer exists we have gone way past the point of no return!! Voting NO LONGER matters the steal was left to stand so it will continue to go on!! I thank God every day that my life was in a free country right now I am so disgusted I just don’t give a damn anymore what these bastards have done to Trump, General Flynn, innocent people on Jan. 6, the branch dividians, Randy Weaver, the absolute censorship of speech and religion!! It makes me very sad but this republic is finished her glory days are DONE!!
All members who voted for the bill should be voted out of office. If not, don’t complain.
Heh.....good catch.
I imagine this is what happens when you elect the same person over and over and they do nothing but stab you in the back.
BecUse they know that most of them will be re-elected.
The Republican incumbents know that all they have to do is play: if not me then a Democrat.
Methinks its because "Mail in voting" and Dominion Systems have taken the problematic voters out of the loop ...
It’s a F U in your face from the US Congress to the American people! It’s obvious that WE are in dire need of a revolution to take back control of our government from the criminals that have hijacked it.
Why are we not storming the castle and stringing up thieves???
They put fences up around their castle.
The biggest victim is Trump.
And Trump hasn’t called or rallied for that kind of action.
And he should get some credit for that.
The colonists would have been shooting already
And King Brandon would be shooting back
bkmk
So much mis/dis/mal-information out here.
Nice of ‘em to use our taxes to take such good care of their henchpeople.
Ooooh, more pages for Linda G., Mittens and Fartwell.
Have fun on our dime, boys!
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