are we just going to sit and take it... and keep taking it..

[boann]

unemployment is 6.7%

http://news.yahoo.com/s/csm/20081211/ts_csm/asafetynet

Only 38 percent of unemployed Americans receive benefits

New claims for unemployment benefits reached their highest level in 26 years last week, as companies cut workers at a rapid pace.

http://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/2008-12-11-jobless_N.htm?csp=34

our economy is in shambles. we are paying for bailouts of banks and industries. there is outrage over CEO's and their parachute pay packages and private jets and spa retreats while the average worker is dumped on and laid off and has their wages frozen. AND NOW... CONGRESS IS GIVING THEMSELVES A PAYRAISE AND THEY ARE VOTING PAY RAISES FOR JUDGES. and who is paying for all that... WE ARE!!!!!!!!!!!

...
WHEN ARE WE GOING TO PUT OUR HEADS OUTSIDE AND SCREAM
I HAVE HAD ENOUGH... write your congress. write the newspapers.. write it anywhere
lets YELL LOUD ENOUGH... do you think they will hear us.

Find your senator and write, email or phone

http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm

find your representative and write, email or phone

http://www.house.gov/house/MemberWWW_by_State.shtml

are we just going to sit and take it... and keep taking it..

I CAN'T HEAR YOU.

[MikeH]

You should vote that Bush guy out and give the Democrats a chance.

[-Jrabbit]

Boann, I find your use of Berzerker's avatar very confusing.
Nice to see you around, though.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Any link to Congress giving themselves a payraise? Or is it general COLA increases?

[boann]

-Jrabbit well if you can remember far enough back to the time of civ 2 tribe wars then you would know that I adopted that beautiful avatar for our tribe.. which i was a very proud member of with Berzerker

[boann]

yes, Imran,

it is (COLA) which occurs automatically unless the House explicitly votes to eliminate it for that year

they get their raises every year regardless of the state of the economy.

Our leadership appears to believe that cost-of-living adjustments make sense for Congressmen, but that cost-of-living adjustments do not make sense for working people making the minimum wage.

[OneFootInTheGrave]

look at this as the nature rewarding for your majority of voters getting Bush in twice

[boann]

Originally posted by MikeH
You should vote that Bush guy out and give the Democrats a chance.

hey i think we did that

[Boris Godunov]

Re: judges. My understanding is that Congress has voted to block any such raises for judges numerous times since 1993, so their pay really is behind the curve. I've no objections to increasing their pay, as I'd rather we attract qualified people to being judges instead of lowballing them on salary.

[Zkribbler]

Originally posted by Boris Godunov
Re: judges. My understanding is that Congress has voted to block any such raises for judges numerous times since 1993, so their pay really is behind the curve. I've no objections to increasing their pay, as I'd rather we attract qualified people to being judges instead of lowballing them on salary.

There's no problem attracting judges to the federal bench. My state judges I know would give anything to have lifetime tenure and the status of being a federal judge.

[Boris Godunov]

Originally posted by Zkribbler
There's no problem attracting judges to the federal bench. My state judges I know would give anything to have lifetime tenure and the status of being a federal judge.

I was referring to good judges. You live in California.

[Jon Miller]

Hey Boann

I Agree in general

JM

[Wezil]

Originally posted by boann



hey i think we did that

Well done. In another 4 or 8 years you can toss them out and bring back the other guys.

Choice.

[boann]

cost of living raises in general are ok...
its just not right.. for right now.
they expect everyone else to tighten their belts...
well what about their own belts?

[TCO]

My company is not doing a COLA.