Lawmakers could get as high as a $6,600 pay raise as part of a short-term government funding bill that's set to get a vote this week.
  • Mobiuthuselah@lemm.ee
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    5 days ago

    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??

    • catloaf@lemm.eeEnglish
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      5 days ago

      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.