Can anyone tell me why we allow this farce to continue ?

[kevin1]

All for one and more for me

It seems that our Congress has just voted themselves yet another pay raise while the rest of us struggle to make ends meet . Why ? Isn't it about time to strip away the golden parachute and make these clowns live on what we currently pay them ? Having them subject to the joke of a Social Security system would be a refreshing change too . [:@]

[Canuck_Buck]

I am all for country wide pay raises when they do this for themselves...

[kevin1]

Canuck Buck for POTUS ! [8D]

[hillbillyhunter1]

Let's have some term limits?!?!?!?!?!?[:@]not only because of this, but generally I think they would be beneficial for a more efficient and representative goob. Couldn't hurt.

[Daniel__]

They are doing a good job for our country..You don't think they deserve this pay raise now???I guess they got bored of stealing money cause it was to easy to get away with...

[elgallo114]

It's nothing more than all the unions try to do every time negotiations come up. Or individual employees try to do whenever they feel they need a raise. They just have the power to do it without having to argue with their employers.

Teachers always want more money. Some deserve it, and some I see don't even deserve the job. Firefighters, Cops, Nurses, etc.... We all try to get more pay, benefits, whatever, when we can. Seems perfectly natural to me.

I wouldn't expect them to keep working at 1975 wages, would you? What's the right amount?

By the way, I also agree with term limits.

[hillbillyhunter1]

They just have the power to do it without having to argue with their employers

you're right but that's what makes it different.

We should make a law that says: the wages after passing the "vote"will go up with each seat individually as soon as the congressman that voted for them is replaced by someone else.That is: their individual successors will receive the raise

[hillbillyhunter1]

Has the "vote" to raise members salaries ever failed????

[CalHunter]

There should be some limits. What is their current payscale?

I did a quick google search and came up with a very informative website.
http://usgovinfo.about.com/library/weekly/aa031200a.htm

[kevin1]

ORIGINAL: elgallo114

I wouldn't expect them to keep working at 1975 wages, would you?Â* What's the right amount?Â*

I don't either , but they shouldn't be allowed to vote themselves a raise anytime they feel like it , it should be left to the public who pays the lying rat bastards . I'm reasonably certain that none of them really need the money anyway , but if they can't live on what we pay them then they need to get a real job .

ORIGINAL: hillbillyhunter1

Has the "vote" to raise members salaries ever failed????

No , and it's also illegal for them to refuse the raise , guess who's idea that was ... [:@] At least one Senator in recent memory tried to refuse his raise , he ended up donating it to charity . He was the only politician I've ever considered to be honest since when he died in office he had a bank balance of only $15,000 .