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#214291 - 05/09/03 01:38 PM House of Representatives Pay raise passes
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http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20030904/ap_on_go_co/congress_pay_raise_10

Damn, must be nice to be able to vote on your own raises. Hell, Congress even has it set up now where they don't have to vote for a raise, it just happens! Geez.

Not a shabby salary either, especially with all the perks they get.
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#214292 - 05/09/03 02:02 PM Re: House of Representatives Pay raise passes
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No one goes to Congress for the pay.

It's the POWER.

( First you get the money.... then you get the power....then you get the woman)

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#214293 - 05/09/03 02:10 PM Re: House of Representatives Pay raise passes
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That is the sad truth.

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#214294 - 05/09/03 02:10 PM Re: House of Representatives Pay raise passes
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Originally posted by NY Madman:
( First you get the money.... then you get the power....then you get the woman)
No doubt...just ask Teddy, Gary and Newt. laugh
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#214295 - 05/09/03 04:30 PM Re: House of Representatives Pay raise passes
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With the economy the way it is and every state budget hurting, there is one word for what congress did. Criminal! mad

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#214296 - 05/09/03 04:50 PM Re: House of Representatives Pay raise passes
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Okay.. I'm not a big fan of Congress at the moment and all.. but they got COST OF LIVING increases.. Yes, I understand their salary is on the high side, BUT if my company didn't give me at least cost of living as a raise, then I'd be pissed off. I certainly don't blame them for getting CoL.
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#214297 - 05/09/03 05:44 PM Re: House of Representatives Pay raise passes
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Geez I'm sorry but if you cant live on 150K a year you need to re-examine your spending. CoL for the average Joe, yeah give it to him, government employee, sure them as well. Posh living, $hit tossing, money wasting politicians? No. An emphatic hell no.
They should be ashamed of themselves.
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#214298 - 05/09/03 07:21 PM Re: House of Representatives Pay raise passes
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I'm a state govt. worker and our cost of living raises were eliminated about 8 years ago. Yes, congress is way over paid. Be a congressman for 1 term and your set for life. mad

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