If Congressman Joe Barton, R-Ennis, doesn’t vote against the otherwise-automatic pay raise the U.S. House bestows upon themselves, he will receive $169,300 — that’s up $4,000 from last year.
Barton has voted for the pay raise numerous times before, but at $169,300 - for a congressman who’s just now getting conservative voting records (consistently) - that is just simply too much.
Source: Voice of the Taxpayer, a project of my friends working at the Americans For Prosperity-Texas chapter.
7 Comments
January 15, 2008 at 1:11 pm
Does that include the perks?
What Percent goes toward Social Security?
What Persent goes to Medicare?
How many paid holidays?
How many sick days?
January 15, 2008 at 5:33 pm
Doesn’t include the Perks.
He doesn’t pay Social Security. He works for the Government. Doesn’t need medicare. He works for the Government.
Lots of Holidays, set your own hours, free medical for life, AND…..
You can only get fired once every 4 years, regardless of how much you screw up.
I wonder if he was ever a County Judge??
January 15, 2008 at 11:57 pm
Actually he is elected every two years and has to maintain two households (In His district & in Washington DC). AND he works about 100+ hours per week making himself available to the people he represents.
While I have many gripes about our US Reps their salary is not one of them.
January 16, 2008 at 5:48 am
Opps. Let me correct that then.
You can only get fired once every 2 years, regardless of how much you screw up.
See? And my first wife said I couldn’t admit my mistakes…lol
January 16, 2008 at 8:24 pm
I hate to have to be the one to say this, but congressmen have been paying into social security since 1984, the year Barton was first elected. See http://usgovinfo.about.com/library/weekly/aa031200a.htm
January 17, 2008 at 6:36 am
Wow. I was under the impression they had their own retirement. I’ll just stop while I’m way behind. Thanks
My first wife would be spinning about now. :0
January 17, 2008 at 10:28 am
Thank you Mr. Bush for the information.
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