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To: FESHBACH_DISCIPLE who wrote (37239)	7/16/1999 3:52:00 PM
From: long-gone	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 116764

I thought pay raises were inflationary: Issued: Friday, July 16, 1999 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Lavish pay and benefits have no merit Pay raises for "public servants" generate more cynicism By US Rep. Ron Paul Apparently the American people are so satisfied with increasing taxes and spending, continued abuse of civil liberties and ongoing unconstitutional programs, that they are willing to give Congress a four-percent pay raise and double the pay of the president. Don't remember having been so generous? Don't worry, Congress is being generous, again, with your money -- it's really quite easy. Never mind that as of May 7, 1992, with ratification of the 27th Amendment,Congress is specifically prevented by the Constitution from increasing pay without there being an election between the legislation passing and the raise going into effect. Industrious congressmen have found a semantic loophole; the four-percent pay raise isn't a pay raise at all, but merely a "cost of living adjustment." A couple hundred dollars might constitute a COLA, but thousands is a pay-raise. As the cynicism of Americans for their government grows, some congressmen will cast a vote for a big pay raise while expressing shock at the public mistrust.... Read the rest of the COLUMN at: house.gov