[Freee-dame]

freeze federal worker pay

....at all-time high levels. What hubris to complain!

[goodnesswins]

Someone should have put in a 25% pay cut....altho would be better in a diffEREnt bill...as a poison pill....say, the START one....

[Wisconsinlady]

I WISH I had pay protection like this right now. My husband took a 20% pay cut almost two years ago, and it does not look like he will be getting it updated any time soon.

[Thom Pain]

F*ck 'em! I had to take a 10% pay cut 2 years ago, plus I lost $12,000 annual corp contribution to my pension plan. And, there have been no raises since then. Tell them to count their blessings and STFU!

[2harddrive]

Got NEWS for ya! They are STILL gonna get FAT pay raises! This bill just eliminates the INFLATION ADJUSTMENT, which is minimal these days, anyway. They will STILL get “performance!?!?” increases! Probably longevity ones, also!

[whatshotandwhatsnot]

OK according to this article http://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/2010/12/03/federal-pay-freeze-isnt/ this “freeze” only applies to the COLA. This “freeze” will not affect step increases or performance awards (of which almost all fed employees receive regardless of their performance).

Big deal.

[4Liberty]

This isn’t just another “cut” [in the rate of growth] ploys, is it?