Obama Orders Pay Raise for Federal Employees

The Weekly Standard ^ | 12/28/2012 | Daniel Halper

[House Atreides]

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.

[House Atreides]

Can Obama do this by Executive Order? Maybe "rule by Presidential decree" is becoming the new way of doing business in Washington/

[mtnwmn]

This administration is unbelievable!!!!

[gorush]

He may not...but he can, as there is no controlling legal authority.

[illiac]

Lord only knows how much that pay increase times the number of new plus existing federal employees will be....but I am sure it will help balance the deficit...(s)

[LibsRJerks]

Yes. Because their work does us all so much good.

[NonValueAdded]

Re the Fiscal Cliff: “Thelma” Obama steps on the gas ...

[Frank Sheed]

This nonsense can come to an end immediately IF Congress refuses to increase the National Debt limit. Believe it or not, Donald Trump brought that up, and Mark Belling mentioned it on Rush’s show today. The spineless ones will not comply however; they don’t like being disliked.

[rainee]

Just payback for electing this POS..few billion here & there.

[donhunt]

This will offset any tax increase that may affect them.

[Gay State Conservative]

FOUR OUT OF FIVE,AND SEVEN OUT OF TEN,OF THE NATION'S RICHEST COUNTIES ARE SUBURBS OF WASHINGTON,DC

[Average Al]

Yes they produce so much = Pay for preformance ;-)

[izzatzo]

Buying loyalty.

[tired&retired]

One of the problems with the pay freeze was keeping MD’s working for the VA. Dr’s were leaving as they could make far more in private practice.

[Rappini]

Barry Hussein Soetoro is going to make sure that the republicans never take control again.

[central_va]

Same thing in the Roman Empire. We are in the bread(EBT) and circuses(NFL) phase of the transition from republic to empire. Get used to it.

[ElkGroveDan]

Floor it Barry!!.

[Fawn]

Huh? HOw does that work?

[Tzimisce]

Living like Kings while the peasants struggle.

Isn’t Obamaland great?

Now go pay your taxes, your government is broke. :)

[afraidfortherepublic]

!!@#$%^&***(*(()_++!@#$%^&*()_+

[MaxMax]

This is why the Gov needs to be taught a lesson in economics and cleaned out.
5% a year cutbacks for eight years should do it and anybody who complains should be fired.