Washington Post posted:
President Obama wants to give raises to people collecting federal paychecks, but in his new budget proposal, troops would get a larger pay boost than civilian employees.
President Obama wants to give raises to people collecting federal paychecks, but in his new budget proposal, troops would get a larger pay boost than civilian employees.
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1) I'm glad the military is getting a pay raise, they actually EARN their pay. Although, it's really a wash, as the military is also heavily downsizing in the Army and Marines
. Less people = more money to give to the remaining soldiers. So now they will have to work harder with less people.Stand strong troops!
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But back to the Civilian side:
Washington Post posted:
The White House budget plan released Monday would increase federal civilian pay by a modest 0.5 percent, a bump that would end a two-year cost-of-living pay freeze.
“A permanent pay freeze is neither sustainable nor desirable,†Obama’s proposal said.
A federal employee earning $50,000 annually would have to pay an additional $600 each year into his or her retirement account, without any change in benefits, Dougan said. “In the wake of a two-year pay freeze, which effectively cut workers’ pay by thousands after inflation, another $600 bill to pay would be difficult to bear.â€
The White House budget plan released Monday would increase federal civilian pay by a modest 0.5 percent, a bump that would end a two-year cost-of-living pay freeze.
“A permanent pay freeze is neither sustainable nor desirable,†Obama’s proposal said.
A federal employee earning $50,000 annually would have to pay an additional $600 each year into his or her retirement account, without any change in benefits, Dougan said. “In the wake of a two-year pay freeze, which effectively cut workers’ pay by thousands after inflation, another $600 bill to pay would be difficult to bear.â€
It's hard to have much sympathy for a government bureaucracy that cannot manage a proper budget, after all it is government workers that comes up with the budget - crunching budget numbers and what-not (when not using time at the taxpayers' expense, to post on Outpost... ) - WHEN the majority of society (the private sector) is already suffering through the recession with wage depreciation, wage freezes, and unemployment.
Whatever happened to less pay for guaranteed retirement benefits after 20 years?
Not being said is that more money for Federal Employees is more money for the Federal Employee unions, who give their money to one political party...
But go ahead and cough up more money for The Machine.
When in doubt, vote for the guy already in power.
It could save your life!
Vote Obama 2012!
