Congress votes down own Cost of Living Raise

[Aramike]

Feingold is a posturing idiot. Yes, he's been consistant on this issue. However, look at his record ... he's a hardcore leftist on pretty much anything.

[Torvald Von Mansee]

Haven't the earnings for the middle class dropped since 1975? And those of the upper class gone up much, much more?

I guess if you're middle class and support the upper class at your own expense, you're pretty stupid!!

[SteamWake]

Senators and representatives actually have a pretty weak pay scale. Their salary is not where they make most of their money.

Still its a nice gesture but I'd be willing to bet that ... no they will not get the cost of living raise but will recieve some other 'benefit' that will offset that anyhow.

[UnderseaLcpl]

Originally Posted by Torvald Von Mansee

Haven't the earnings for the middle class dropped since 1975?

If it has, I've been unable to find any objective source that states such a thing. Until very recently, the trend has almost always been upwards in every significant measure of economic development. Median household income is up by about $5,000 since '75, PPP per capita is up, taxable income is way up. I could be wrong, and often am, but on the face of it I'd have to say...no.

And those of the upper class gone up much, much more?

Who cares? Everybody has more now.
http://www.google.com/publicdata?ds=...gdp+per+capita
We also have better products, services, and a better standard of living than we did in 1975. The only thing that's gotten markedly worse has been the government, in terms of finance at least.