Friday, December 28, 2012

SO-CALLED REPRESENTATIVES OF THE PEOPLE...LOOKING OUT FOR THEMSELVES FIRST...

Obama Orders Raise for Biden, Members of Congress, Federal Workers

 By DANIEL HALPER

President Barack Obama issued an executive order to end the pay freeze on federal employees, in effect giving some federal workers a raise. One federal worker now to receive a pay increase is Vice President Joe Biden.
According to disclosure forms, Biden made a cool $225,521 last year. After the pay increase, he'll now make $231,900 per year.
Members of Congress, from the House and Senate, also will receive a little bump, as their annual salary will go from $174,000 to 174,900. Leadership in Congress, including the speaker of the House, will likewise get an increase.
Here's the list of new wages, as attached to President Obama's executive order:

"A new executive order has been issued providing for a new pay schedule beginning 'on the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning after March 27, 2013,'" reports FedSmith.com. "The pay raise will generally be about 1/2 of 1%."
Jeryl Bier points to an example of the pay increase for average government executives:

1 comment:

  1. I'm pretty sure it says in the constitution that only congress can do that and even then it only applies to the next bunch not the one in office now.

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