Obama proposes federal pay hike after 3-year freeze

The Washington Times ^ | August 30, 2013 | Dave Boyer

[jazusamo]

At the start of the Labor Day weekend, President Obama proposed Friday to raise the pay of civilian federal employees by 1 percent, which would end a three-year freeze on their wages.

The president also proposed to raise the monthly basic pay for military service members by 1 percent.

In a letter to congressional leaders, Mr. Obama said civilian federal employees “have already made significant sacrifices” due to the pay freeze. He said he is balancing that consideration with the reality that “we must maintain efforts to keep our nation on a sustainable fiscal course.”

[jazusamo]

Obama just doesn't seem to get it, federal civilian employees were sequestered this year with dire predictions for next year but he wants to give them a raise.

[bigheadfred]

Obama just doesn't seem to get it

That covers it. Be nice if Congress got it and obama did get it.

[2ndDivisionVet]

Welfare moochers and bureaucrats. His base.

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[yoe]

Santa is early this year...the election isn’t until a year and three months away....isn’t bribery a crime?

[Cowgirl]

I propose a freeze on WH vacations for three years!
We all need to set a good example.

[Sacajaweau]

can you say unions...

[GrandJediMasterYoda]

Ooohhh I am sorry, but he is just *so* magnificent I can't control my emotions!

[jazusamo]

If bribery was in fact a crime when the Rats are in the majority the federal prisons would be tent cities like sheriff Joe’s.

[jazusamo]

“can you say unions...”

You got it.

[jazusamo]

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[VerySadAmerican]

This is all part of his “we need to spend more money” plan when fighting the republicans over the spending bill.

[RginTN]

Obama gets it. This is spread the wealth around.

Too bad liberal Mccain/Romney were too incompetent to defeat him.

[9YearLurker]

They’re already compensated at something like 140% of the private sector equivalent, which to me means that they don’t need a raise for at least 20 years.

The military is another story. I’d give the regular enlisted types a 35% raise, but put all federal employees onto defined contribution retirement plans from here on out.

[Standing Wolf]

A feral government 50% pay cut?

Hmmm. How about 75%. We might as well get our money's worth, eh?

[GreyFriar]

Did you vote for McCain and/or Romney to help defeat Obama?

[RginTN]

Unfortunately I did vote for both of those losers.

And?

[GreyFriar]

At least you joined in with those of us who voted for them to get rid of bh0, rather than to be one of the 3 million who decided M & R weren’t conservative enough for them, so they stayed home and help keep bh0 in office. That’s And!

[RginTN]

Mccain & Romney weren’t Conservative period.

I don’t blame those Conservatives for not voting for 2 liberals who didn’t bother to get the Conservative’s bases support. Mccain & Romney didn’t earn those votes so they lost them.

[Rides_A_Red_Horse]

Isn’t it grand to be sure that the election was lost due to a lack of votes for the RINOs and that it had nothing to do with the obvious election fraud?