{"id":50248,"date":"2023-05-02T06:56:20","date_gmt":"2023-05-02T10:56:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=50248"},"modified":"2023-05-02T06:56:20","modified_gmt":"2023-05-02T10:56:20","slug":"while-everyday-americans-are-struggling-with-inflation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=50248","title":{"rendered":"While Everyday Americans Are Struggling With Inflation…"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Sunday, The New York Post<\/a> posted an article about the United States House of Representatives giving itself a pay raise.<\/p>\n

The article reports:<\/p>\n

Washington, DC, needs an emergency supply of snazzy sandwich boards announcing, \u201cWill Legislate for Food.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

A hunger crisis on Capitol Hill gave congressional leaders no choice but to trample the Constitution.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thanks to a backroom deal, House members can now claim automatic reimbursement of $258 a night for lodging expenses and $79 a day for meals in DC \u2014 even if they don\u2019t spend a dime.<\/strong><\/p>\n

But though House members can pocket up to $34,000 a year in additional tax dollars, it\u2019s not a pay raise <\/a>because politicians are entitled to use false labels for everything they do.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The timing of this move is important:<\/p>\n

After Republicans captured the House majority in November<\/a>, the Democrat-controlled House Administration Committee rushed through a provision in December to boost members\u2019 pay.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Constitution\u2019s 27th Amendment, ratified in 1992, though, prohibits any law \u201cvarying the compensation for the services of the Senators and Representatives\u201d from taking effect \u201cuntil an election of representatives shall have intervened.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

The new windfall was labeled \u201creimbursements\u201d and took effect thanks to a tweak in the Members\u2019 Congressional Handbook.<\/strong><\/p>\n

There was no debate or vote on the House floor; neither the Senate nor the president had a say in the matter.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Former Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Ala.) denounced the \u201cclandestine secrecy\u201d of the process.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In a press conference Friday, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-Brooklyn), House Democratic leader, denied any pay raise occurred: It was just \u201creimbursement.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jeffries used the word \u201cbipartisan\u201d five times in one minute to sanctify the new measure.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The article also notes:<\/p>\n

The new benefit system \u201cdoes not require the submission of receipts to reduce burdens and address the potential security risks,\u201d ruled the House\u2019s chief administrative officer.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Congress last year bankrolled hiring 87,000 new IRS agents and employees <\/a>to audit Americans\u2019 1040 forms and shake more money out of their bank accounts.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The new benefits are tax-free, so House members can pocket the pre-tax equivalent of $50,000 in extra income based solely on unverified claims.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The House report<\/a> bewailed that \u201cthe personal benefits of winning a seat in Congress have . . . decreased.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

But that was because Congress\u2019 reckless deficit spending helped wreck the value of the dollar, which has fallen 40% since the last pay raise Congress gave itself in 2009.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The report claimed permitting reimbursement would \u201cmodernize\u201d the pay system.<\/strong><\/p>\n

If the Republicans in the House are really serious about cutting spending, this would be a wonderful place to start!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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