@return2ozma to News • 1 month agoMembers of Congress may be about to get a pay raise for the first time since 2009www.businessinsider.comexternal-linkmessage-square29arrow-up169arrow-down18file-textcross-posted to: politics
arrow-up161arrow-down1external-linkMembers of Congress may be about to get a pay raise for the first time since 2009www.businessinsider.com@return2ozma to News • 1 month agomessage-square29file-textcross-posted to: politics
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•1 month agoIs this in addition to the salary they get ever after? (Maybe that’s just the senate, I didn’t remember, but) Why the fuck do they get a salary for the rest of their lives??
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•1 month agoCongress participates in FERS, the same pension system as the rest of the federal government. You can look up how the pension payments are calculated; they’re not exorbitant.
Is this in addition to the salary they get ever after?
(Maybe that’s just the senate, I didn’t remember, but) Why the fuck do they get a salary for the rest of their lives??
Congress participates in FERS, the same pension system as the rest of the federal government. You can look up how the pension payments are calculated; they’re not exorbitant.