{"id":1427,"date":"2009-12-10T13:02:52","date_gmt":"2009-12-10T13:02:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=1427"},"modified":"2009-12-10T13:02:52","modified_gmt":"2009-12-10T13:02:52","slug":"congress_gets_an_automatic_rai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=1427","title":{"rendered":"Congress Gets An Automatic Raise, Social Security Gets No Cost Of Living Increase"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Canada Free Press<\/a> is doing a better job of reporting what is going on in America than most of the American media.  On Tuesday they posted a story about the fact that while Social Security recipients received no Cost of Living Adjustment this year, Congress received a “$4,700.00 cost of living allowance or whatever you want to call it in 2010.”<\/p>\n

Congress has arranged it so their raises happen automatically–they don’t have to go on record as having voted for them.  I just want to know how come if there was no increase in the cost of living, Congress got a raise.  <\/p>\n

The article at the Canada Free Press makes a few suggestions as to some basic restraints we can put on Congress to end the financial gravy train many of our Congressmen find themselves on.  It is a sensible list, and I strongly recommend that we take action on some of the items on the list.  <\/p>\n

According to CBS News<\/a> on November 6, 2009, there are 237 millionaires in Congress.<\/p>\n

The article at CBS News reports:<\/p>\n

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“The median reportable net worth for members of the House in 2008 was $622,254. <\/p>\n

“Levinthal notes that “in some cases, [lawmakers’] wealth is being derived from the very companies that in many cases benefit from the taxpayers.” <\/p>\n

“”The top companies at which members of Congress are investing, many of them are TARP recipients that have received billions and billions of dollars from you and me,” he said. <\/p>\n

“Among the companies in which members of Congress hold assets are Bank of America and Goldman Sachs.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

It seems to me that the raise given to Congress would be better spent given to the Social Security recipients.  Somehow I think the percentage of millionaires in that group is considerably lower! <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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