Members of Congress may be about to get a pay raise for the first time since 2009
www.businessinsider.com
Lawmakers could get as high as a $6,600 pay raise as part of a short-term government funding bill that's set to get a vote this week.

“COL raise for me but not for thee.”

  • usernamesAreTricky@lemmy.ml
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    10 days ago

    A pay decrease would only make things worse. It wouldn’t affect the worst offenders and would make it harder for someone like AOC to join from a more modest background. Making the pay higher makes it easier for working class people to rely on the pay (especially since you might need a place in DC and your home state). If you keep the pay low, only the richest people with external sources of income can afford to stay in