Obama’s fiscal cliff solution? Federal pay raises!
http://twitter.com/#!/RBPundit/status/284748323804573697
President Obama returned to Washington yesterday from his $4 million Hawaiian vacation to solve the fiscal cliff crisis. His first move? Signing an executive order lifting the pay freeze on federal employees. Priorities, baby!
Fiscal Cliff Looms! Federal Government Gives Raises! speakwithauthority-jsm.blogspot.com/2012/12/fiscal… After all, taxes are going up. Federal employees need to eat too.
— Jeryl Bier (@SpeakWithAuthor) December 28, 2012
It’s true! Gosh-darn it, Joe Biden’s really hurting:
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.
According to disclosure forms, Biden made a cool $225,521 last year. After the pay increase, he’ll now make $231,900 per year.
Members of Congress, from the House and Senate, also will receive a little bump, as their annual salary will go from $174,000 to 174,900. Leadership in Congress, including the speaker of the House, will likewise get an increase.
Many taxpayers are less than relieved to know that federal employees will be “doing just fine” while the rest of us are footing an even bigger bill:
WHY NOT? WE’RE PAYING 4 IT! “@dhrxsol1234: GAG!!! Obama Orders Pay Raise for Biden, Members of Congress, Etc..weeklystandard.com/blogs/obama-or… #tcot“
— Susan(@nygrlahart) December 28, 2012
It’s good to be he king RT“@dividendmaster: Obama serves up pay hikes for Biden and Congress and Federal workers ?weeklystandard.com/blogs/obama-or…”
— Philip Blair (@udubfan13) December 28, 2012
Shouldn’t the senate pass a budget before getting a pay raise? weeklystandard.com/blogs/obama-or…
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) December 28, 2012
How about NO pay until a BUDGET is passed? MT“@robints: Pay increases for Congress, VP, etc. bit.ly/V9hzJY Rewarding incompetence!
— Sharilyn (@svsmoke) December 28, 2012
It has been over three and a half years …
They care so much for the poor and middle class that they decided to give themselves a pay freeze… Oh wait, no… fb.me/2BJzM1a6H
— Melissa(@yasnic) December 28, 2012
That seems logical. RT @rbpundit: Wait. We’re about to hit the debt limit and Obama picks today to end the federal pay freeze? Hello?
— Jason B. Whitman (@JasonBWhitman) December 28, 2012
Good times. RT @rbpundit: Wait. We’re about to hit the debt limit and Obama picks today to end the federal pay freeze? Hello?
— Sean Agnew (@seanagnew) December 28, 2012
Par for the course. RT @rbpundit: Wait. We’re about to hit the debt limit and Obama picks today to end the federal pay freeze? Hello?
— Kristina (@KristinaRibali) December 28, 2012
Good thing the deficit is only 16 trillion: Obama Orders Pay Raise for Biden, Members of Congress, Federal Workers…
— Paul Izzo (@PaulIzzo2) December 28, 2012
@barackobama Obama Orders Pay Raise for Biden, Members of Congress, Federal Workers…And YOU pay for it. Screw the American people.
— Backhoe (@Backhoe44) December 28, 2012
@rbpundit it’s ok. With everyone’s taxes going up the new flood of revenues will cover it.
— Jay to the (D)izzay (@jdonels) December 28, 2012
Happy New Year, kids.
(Hat tip: Jeryl Bier)
Read more: http://twitchy.com/2012/12/28/obamas-fiscal-cliff-solution-federal-pay-raises/
